Retirement Farm, also known as the James M. Vandergrift Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the late-19th century, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay frame, gable roofed farmhouse with a two-story rear ell. Also on the property are a small barn (c. 1800), granary (c. 1850), and barn (c. 1900). The small barn is the last known example of its kind surviving in St. Georges Hundred.[2]
Retirement Farm | |
 Retirement Farm barn in 1982 | |
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| Location | 2256 DuPont Parkway in St. Georges Hundred, Odessa, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′46″N 75°38′38″W / 39.512707°N 75.643879°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal |
| MPS | Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850-1880 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002113[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1985 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Paul Cherry (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Retirement Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-219, "Retirement Barn, U.S. Route 13, South of Route 2, Biddles Corner vicinity, New Castle County, DE", 3 photos, 1 measured drawing, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page