Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm is a historic home and farm located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.
Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm | |
 Benjamin T. Biggs farmhouse | |
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| Location | 1196 Choptank Road in Pencader Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′54″N 75°44′46″W / 39.51500°N 75.74611°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001508[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 11, 1987 |
Buildings
editIt was built in 1846, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay L-shaped brick dwelling with a gable roof in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It has a 1+1⁄2-story gable roofed brick wing. Also on the property are a smokehouse, former implement shed attached to a barn, implement shed, a tall and narrow cupola topped building, and an implement shed with attached dairy. Also on the property are the remains of a formal garden, including a large rock parenthesized by remnants of two semi-circular lines of boxwoods.
It was the home of Governor Benjamin T. Biggs (1821–1893), who served as U.S. Representative and 46th Governor of Delaware.[2]
Registry
editIt was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hubert F. Jicha, III (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-226, "B. T. Biggs Farm, Stable, Route 435, near Route 433, Summit Bridge vicinity, New Castle, DE", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page