Achmester was a historic home and national historic district located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompassed four contributing buildings and two contributing structures. Achmester was built in 1829, and was a 1+12-story, single pile "Peach Mansion." It consisted of a five bay frame main block with a five bay gable end addition, and five bay rear service ell. It had a gable roof with dormers and sat on a stone foundation. The façade featured simple box cornices and dormers decorated at a later date with Gothic Revival sawnwork trim, pendents, and vergeboards. The contributing outbuildings consist of a cow barn, shed, milk house, granary, and smokehouse. It was built by Richard Mansfield, a founder of Middletown Academy.[2]

Achmester
Achmester in 1983
Achmester is located in Delaware
Achmester
Achmester is located in the United States
Achmester
Location617 Marl Pit Road in St Georges Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates39°28′51″N 75°42′35″W / 39.48083°N 75.70976°W / 39.48083; -75.70976
Area210 acres (85 ha)
Built1829 (1829)
Built byMacFarlane, Robert & John
Architectural styleCenter Passage Plan
NRHP reference No.79000626[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It was demolished in 2022.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert A. Warnock; Jean Athan; Bernard Herman (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Achmester". National Park Service. and accompanying 20 photos
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