Montchanin Historic District

Montchanin Historic District

Montchanin Station, Montchanin Historic District, June 2011
Location DE 100, Montchanin, Delaware
Coordinates 39°47′21″N 75°35′18″W / 39.78917°N 75.58833°W / 39.78917; -75.58833Coordinates: 39°47′21″N 75°35′18″W / 39.78917°N 75.58833°W / 39.78917; -75.58833
Area 20.5 acres (8.3 ha)
Built 1870 (1870)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Stick/eastlake
NRHP Reference # 78000900[1]
Added to NRHP June 9, 1978

Montchanin Historic District is a national historic district located at Montchanin, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 19 contributing buildings centered on the triangular area which was the original village of Montchanin. Notable buildings include the frame, stick-style railroad station (1889), stuccoed stone schoolhouse (1890), a stone bank barn, the blacksmith shop, and various cottages, dating from circa 1840 through the early-20th century.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Constance H. Wyrick (August 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Montchanin Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service and accompanying photos. Retrieved 2013-03-16. External link in |publisher= (help)


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