William Russell House (Lewes, Delaware) Explained

William Russell House
Location:410 Pilot Town Rd., Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates:38.7794°N -75.1508°W
Builder:Virden, William
Added:April 18, 1977
Refnum:77000395

William Russell House, also known as the Russell Farmhouse, is a historic home located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1803, and is two-story, three-bay, double-pile, side-hall, frame house. A rear wing consists of an original one-room addition and a 20th-century addition. It is sheathed in cypress siding. Also on the property is an original brick milk house. It was the home of William Russell, a tanner and large landowner in early-19th-century Lewes.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77000395}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Russell House]. Sue Fox . September 1976. and