Sutton House (St. Georges, Delaware) Explained

Sutton House
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:10 Delaware St., St. Georges, Delaware
Coordinates:39.5558°N -75.6499°W
Built:c., c. 1815
Added:April 24, 1973
Refnum:73000542

Sutton House is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. The original section was built about 1794, with the main section completed about 1815. It is a -story, three bay brick dwelling with a lower rear wing and featuring a gable roof. The front façade features a semicircular fanlight over the main entrance and there is a two-story porch on the rear wing.[1]

The house was built for Dr. James M. Sutton, whose family continued to live there for generations.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is located in the North Saint Georges Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73000542}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sutton House]. Rosemary Troy and Vincent Rogers. July 1972. National Park Service. and
  2. Book: Federal Writers' Project. The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. 1938. Works Progress Administration. 17.