Richards Mansion (Georgetown, Delaware) Explained

Richards Mansion
Location:N. Bedford St. and the Circle, Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates:38.6906°N -75.3869°W
Built:, 1835-1845, 1883
Architecture:Greek Revival, Other, Federal, Mansard
Added:July 26, 1979
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:79000648

Richards Mansion, also known as The Mansion House, is a historic mansion located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The oldest section was built between 1796 and 1799, and is a two-story, four-bay, single pile Federal style structure that is now the rear wing. The main house was built between 1835 and 1845, and is a three-story, five-bay, frame structure in the Greek Revival style. The third floor was added in 1883, with the addition of a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.[1]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79000648}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richards Mansion]. Richard B. Carter . October 1978. and