Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley | |
Location: | 1 Black Gates Rd., near Wilmington, Delaware |
Coordinates: | 39.7851°N -75.574°W |
Architecture: | Federal |
Added: | February 1, 1972 |
Refnum: | 72000293 |
Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley, also known as Louviers and Duck Street, is a historic home located near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The house was built in 1811 and is a two-story to three-story, five-bay, stuccoed stone dwelling. The three center bays project slightly from the main body of the home. In 1935, a kitchen wing was added to the other end of the residence, plus a gated wall and garage.
The home was owned by members of the prominent Du Pont family. At the back of the house is "Chicken Alley", an excellent example of a 19th-century workers' row house.[1]