Old Cann Mansion House

Old Cann Mansion House
Location 2290 Red Lion Road, Kirkwood, Delaware
Coordinates 39°34′26″N 75°41′33″W / 39.57382°N 75.69253°W / 39.57382; -75.69253Coordinates: 39°34′26″N 75°41′33″W / 39.57382°N 75.69253°W / 39.57382; -75.69253
Area 2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1792 (1792)
Architectural style Georgian
MPS Red Lion Hundred MRA
NRHP Reference # 82002329[1]
Added to NRHP April 8, 1982

Old Cann Mansion House is a historic home located at Kirkwood, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1792, and consists of three sections. The main section is a 2 12-story, five-bay double-pile brick structure. Attached to it is a lower 2 12-story, single-pile wing. In the rear is a two-story, frame addition built in the late 19th century. The house is in the Georgian style. Also on the property are a contributing frame board-and-batten barn and privy, and three frame sheds.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Richard T. Jett and Gretchen Fitting (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Cann Mansion House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying five photos


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