Chambers House (Hopkins Bridge Road, Newark, Delaware)

Chambers House
The main entrance of the Chambers House, now a park nature center
Location1475 Creek Road, near Newark, Delaware
Coordinates39°43′38″N 75°46′05″W / 39.727233°N 75.768026°W / 39.727233; -75.768026
Architectural styleBank house
NRHP reference No.88003132[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1988

The Chambers House, also known as "Stairways", is a historic home located at 1475 Creek Road in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It was built by Joseph Chambers between 1816 and 1852, and is a two- to three-story, Penn Plan bank house built of uncoursed fieldstone. It has a one and two story frame addition at the east of the house dated to the late 19th century.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1988, for its significance in architecture.[1] It is now used as the nature center for White Clay Creek State Park[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#88003132)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Thompson, Priscilla; Del Sordo, Stephen G. (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chambers House". National Park Service. and accompanying 14 photos
  3. ^ "Chambers House Nature Center". Delaware State Parks.


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