Green Mansion is a historic home and later commercial building located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1882 and is an oblong, three-story, brick building with a flat roofline. It features a green serpentine facade with a two-story bay window at each end, joined in the center by an ornate two-tiered porch featuring paneled columns. It was originally built as a two-story residence and expanded in the early 20th century when it began being used for commercial purposes.[2]
Green Mansion | |
 Green Mansion, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 94–96 E. Main St., Newark, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°41′1″N 75°44′58″W / 39.68361°N 75.74944°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| MPS | Newark MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001395[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1983 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
In 2019, the Newark City Council approved a controversial plan to build a seven-story Hyatt Place hotel on the site of the Green Mansion.[3] The rear of the mansion was demolished, while the front is planned to be incorporated into the new hotel. The project was delayed and scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but construction began around the beginning of 2022.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Green Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2010. With accompanying photo.
- ^ Bies, Jessica (March 27, 2019). "Disputed hotel gets Newark Council OK". Wilmington News Journal. Clippings of the first page and second page via Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ Shannon, Josh (March 25, 2022). "Seven-story Main Street hotel begins to rise". Newark Post. Retrieved December 18, 2022.