Hill Island Farm

Hill Island Farm
Location 3379 Harris Rd. in Appoquinimink Hundred, near Odessa, Delaware
Coordinates 39°26′03″N 75°40′02″W / 39.434291°N 75.667190°W / 39.434291; -75.667190Coordinates: 39°26′03″N 75°40′02″W / 39.434291°N 75.667190°W / 39.434291; -75.667190
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1790 (1790)
Architectural style Federal
MPS Dwellings of the Rural Elite in Central Delaware MPS
NRHP Reference # 92001139[1]
Added to NRHP September 11, 1992

Hill Island Farm, also known as Noxontown Farm, is a historic home located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1790, and is a 2 1/2-story, five-bay brick dwelling with interior brick chimneys at both gable ends. It has a gable roof with dormers. The house measures approximately 48 feet by 19 feet and has a center passage plan. It is in the Federal style.[2]

It was listed on 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. Bernard L. Herman, Rebecca J. Siders and Max Van Balcroov (1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hill Island Farm" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying two photos


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