Thomas Sipple House Explained

Thomas Sipple House
Location:N. Bedford & New Sts., Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates:38.6928°N -75.3894°W
Builder:Sipple, Thomas
Architecture:Greek Revival, Italianate
Added:September 5, 1985
Refnum:85002007

Thomas Sipple House, also known as the Chipman House and Boxwood Manor, is a historic home located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1861, and is a two-story, five-bay, single pile frame dwelling with a two-story rear ell. It sits on a brick foundation and has a low-pitched gable roof. The house was modified in 1912, to enclose a rear porch, add a sleeping porch, and add a two-story porch connecting the house to two outbuildings. It features Greek Revival and Italianate style design elements.[1]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002007}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomas Sipple House]. Richard B. Carter. November 1984. and