Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 73000548 Architectural style Italianate architecture | Built 1864 (1864) Opened 1864 Added to NRHP 4 June 1973 | |
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Location N. DuPont Highway, Wilmington, Delaware | ||
Lobdell Estate, Minquadale Home, also known as the Minquadale Home for Aged Men, was a historic home and retirement home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1864, and was a 2 1/2-story,five bays wide, stuccoed, and gable-roofed dwelling in the Italianate style. It featured large decorative brackets and a large cupola atop the roof. It was originally built by George Lobdell, a manufacturer of car wheels, as a summer home. In 1891, his vacation house was made over into a retirement home for Lobdell's employees of both sexes.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was demolished between 1984 and 2002.
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