McCoy House (Kirkwood, Delaware) explained

McCoy House
Location:4185 Kirkwood St. Georges Rd.,
Kirkwood, Delaware
Coordinates:39.56°N -75.6769°W
Built:–1897
Architect:Dr. John Cresap McCoy
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, English Arts and Crafts
Added:April 24, 1973
Refnum:73000512

McCoy House, also known as the AuClaire School and Gingerbread House, is a historic home located at Kirkwood, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1892 and 1897, and is a 28-room, -story, six-bay, brick house. It features a wraparound verandah, steep gable roof, and is covered in brown glazed tiles imported from Belgium. It is considered one of the most unusual structures in the State of Delaware and reflects the builder's unique expression of the European Arts and Crafts movement.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73000512}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: McCoy House]. Rosemary Troy and Richard Schmidt. July 1972. National Park Service. and