Brindley Farm is a historic home and farm located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. The house, known as Crooked Billet, was built about 1750, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, stone structure, with later rear wings and a modern side porch. Also on the property are a contributing frame barn and carriage house, dated to 1807. The property has been owned by only two families since 1750, and the house once operated as an inn or tavern. The Du Pont family has owned the property since 1864.[2]
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| Location | 3510 Kennett Pike, near Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′13″N 75°35′35″W / 39.77028°N 75.59306°W |
| Area | 28.3 acres (11.5 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750, 1807 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000575[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1976 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Edward F. Heite (October 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brindley Farm". and Accompanying nine photos