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Jehu Reed House

Coordinates: 39°2′30″N 75°27′27″W / 39.04167°N 75.45750°W / 39.04167; -75.45750
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Jehu Reed House
House in 2015
Jehu Reed House is located in Delaware
Jehu Reed House
Jehu Reed House is located in the United States
Jehu Reed House
LocationDelaware Route 1 and Bowers Beach Road, Little Heaven, Delaware
Coordinates39°2′30″N 75°27′27″W / 39.04167°N 75.45750°W / 39.04167; -75.45750
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1771 (1771), 1868
NRHP reference No.73000500[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973

The Jehu Reed House was a historic home located in Little Heaven, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1771 and expanded and remodeled in 1868. It was a three-story, five-bay, brick dwelling, with a lower, three-bay rear wing containing the kitchen and servants' quarters. The main section had a hipped roof and a Victorian porch with decorative ironwork.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

After decades of neglect, including partial collapse of the front facade, the house was demolished on July 16, 2017.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Vincent Rogers (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jehu Reed House". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos