Built 1846 (1846) Opened 1846 Added to NRHP 11 September 1987 | NRHP Reference # 87001508 Area 2 ha | |
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Location 1196 Choptank Road in Pencader Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm is a historic home and farm located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1846, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay "L"-shaped brick dwelling with a gable roof in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It has a 1 1/2-story gable roofed brick wing. Also on the property are a smokehouse, former implement shed attached to a barn, implement shed, a tall and narrow cupola topped building, and an implement shed with attached dairy. Also on the property are the remains of a formal garden, including a large rock parenthesized by remnants of two semi-circular lines of boxwoods. It was the home of Governor Benjamin T. Biggs (1821–1893), who served as U.S. Representative and 46th Governor of Delaware.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.