Abner Cloud House

Abner Cloud House

Abner Cloud House, June 2011
Location 14 Ravine Rd., Brandywine Hundred, near Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°48′54″N 75°28′47″W / 39.814938°N 75.479831°W / 39.814938; -75.479831Coordinates: 39°48′54″N 75°28′47″W / 39.814938°N 75.479831°W / 39.814938; -75.479831
Area 2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built 1822 (1822)
Architectural style Federal, Vernacular Federal
NRHP Reference # 92001144[1]
Added to NRHP August 31, 1992

Abner Cloud House, also known as Sawmill Farm, Mansion Farm, and the John S. Petitdemange House, is a historic home located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1822, and consists of a two-story, side-gable, double-pile main section, a two-story, gable-roof, original kitchen wing; and a one-story, 20th century modern kitchen wing. It is constructed of stone and is in a vernacular Federal style. Also on the property is a 1 1/2-story gable-roof, frame and stone outbuilding.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Anne Wilson (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abner Cloud House" (PDF). and Accompanying 17 photos


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