William Russell House (Lewes, Delaware)

William Russell House
William Russell House, July 2012
Location410 Pilot Town Rd., Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates38°46′46″N 75°9′3″W / 38.77944°N 75.15083°W / 38.77944; -75.15083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1803 (1803)
Built byVirden, William
NRHP reference No.77000395[1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1977

William Russell House, also known as the Russell Farmhouse, is a historic home located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1803, and is two-story, three-bay, double-pile, side-hall, frame house. A rear wing consists of an original one-room addition and a 20th-century addition. It is sheathed in cypress siding. Also on the property is an original brick milk house. It was the home of William Russell, a tanner and large landowner in early-19th-century Lewes.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Sue Fox (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Russell House". and Accompanying 11 photos