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James Williams House (Kenton, Delaware)

Coordinates: 39°13′12″N 75°38′48″W / 39.220030°N 75.646671°W / 39.220030; -75.646671
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James Williams House
James Williams House (Kenton, Delaware) is located in Delaware
James Williams House (Kenton, Delaware)
James Williams House (Kenton, Delaware) is located in the United States
James Williams House (Kenton, Delaware)
Location1064 7 Hickories Road, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates39°13′12″N 75°38′48″W / 39.220030°N 75.646671°W / 39.220030; -75.646671
Built1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
MPSKenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No.83001382[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1983

The James Williams House is a historic home and farm complex in Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was built in 1848 and is a two-story, five-bay, center-hall plan brick dwelling with Greek Revival details. It has a rear wing. The front facade features a three-bay porch with chamfered posts and sawn decorative brackets dated to the 1880s. Also on the property are a contributing barn, granary, and outhouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Williams House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo