Woodside (Mt. Pleasant, Delaware) Explained

Woodside
Location:1358 Choptank Road, Mt. Pleasant, Delaware
Coordinates:39.5064°N -75.7504°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
Added:September 13, 1985
Refnum:85002119

Woodside is a historic home located at Mt. Pleasant, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1860, and is a two- to three-story, five-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling with a center passage plan with a full-width front porch. It features hipped roof with widely overhanging eaves and elaborate brackets in the Italianate style. Also on the property are a contributing stable, granary, cattle/dairy barn, equipment shed and water tower. It was built by Henry Clayton, whose great-grandfather was Governor Joshua Clayton, president and governor of Delaware.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002119}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodside ]. Trish Bensinger. May 1985 . National Park Service. and