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Charles Allen House (Christiana, Delaware)

Coordinates: 39°38′46″N 75°40′40″W / 39.64611°N 75.67778°W / 39.64611; -75.67778
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Charles Allen House
Charles Allen House, November 2012
Charles Allen House (Christiana, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Charles Allen House (Christiana, Delaware)
Charles Allen House (Christiana, Delaware) is located in the United States
Charles Allen House (Christiana, Delaware)
Location855 Canoe Rd., Christiana, Delaware
Coordinates39°38′46″N 75°40′40″W / 39.64611°N 75.67778°W / 39.64611; -75.67778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
MPSWhite Clay Creek Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No.83001348[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1983

Charles Allen House is a historic home located at Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the first half of the 19th century, and is a two-story, three-bay, single pile, gable-roofed dwelling. The main block is constructed of brick, and it has a two-story, one-bay frame addition built in the late-19th / early-20th century and a one-story, flat-roofed, stuccoed rear addition.[2]

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

Following the construction of a modern development, the house's address is now on Lauren Place, off Blue Ridge Road.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Gretchen Fitting and Richard Jett (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charles Allen House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo