Curtis Mansion


Curtis Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Curtis Mansion, September 2012
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Location	183 W. Main St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates	39°41′02″N 75°45′37″W / 39.683895°N 75.760170°W / 39.683895; -75.760170Coordinates: 39°41′02″N 75°45′37″W / 39.683895°N 75.760170°W / 39.683895; -75.760170
Area	5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
Built	1903 (1903)
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS	Newark MRA
NRHP Reference #	82002339^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1982

Curtis Mansion is a historic home located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1903, and is a 2 ¹⁄₂ story, rectangular stone residence in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It has a five bay facade, cross gable roof and northeast corner tower. The house features a wrap-around porch with Doric order column posts. It was built by Alfred A. Curtis, one of the three sons of F. D. Curtis, owner and operator of the Curtis Paper Mill. The house was eventually purchased by the University of Delaware and serves as a dormitory for French students.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Curtis Mansion" (PDF). National Park Service and accompanying three photos. Retrieved 2010-04-20. External link in |publisher= (help)

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