Area less than one acre Added to NRHP 26 July 1979 | NRHP Reference # 79000648 | |
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Location N. Bedford St. and the Circle, Georgetown, Delaware Built 1796 (1796), 1835-1845, 1883 Architectural style Greek Revival, Other, Federal, Mansard Similar Old Sussex County Courthouse, Lake Atsion, Brick Hotel, Delmarva Peninsula, Batsto Village | ||
Richards Mansion, also known as The Mansion House, is a historic mansion located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The oldest section was built between 1796 and 1799, and is a two-story, four bay, single pile Federal style structure that is now the rear wing. The main house was built between 1835 and 1845, and is a three-story, five bay, frame structure in the Greek Revival style. The third floor was added in 1883, with the addition of a mansard roof in the Second Empire style.
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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