Lesley-Travers Mansion

Lesley-Travers Mansion

Lesley-Travers Mansion, HABS Photo, July 1982
Location 112 W. 6th St., New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates 39°39′39″N 75°34′11″W / 39.66074°N 75.56970°W / 39.66074; -75.56970Coordinates: 39°39′39″N 75°34′11″W / 39.66074°N 75.56970°W / 39.66074; -75.56970
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1855 (1855)
Built by Van Kirk, Augustin
Architect Dixon, Thomas and James
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 73000523[1]
Added to NRHP April 3, 1973

Lesley-Travers Mansion, also known as the Deemer House, Travers House, and Lesley House, is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Baltimore architects Thomas and James Dixon and built in 1855. It has a two-story, five bay, brick core with several appendages and wings. It has a castle-like appearance, with a slate-covered steeply pitched gable roof and five-story tower, and is in the Gothic Revival style.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lesley-Travers Mansion" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying eight photos
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