The Samuel P. Dixon Farm is a historic farm near Ashland, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes three contributing stone buildings: a house, a spring house and a tri-level bank barn. The house is a two-story, four-bay dwelling in two sections. The older section is dated to the late 18th or early 19th century, with an addition before 1830, about the time the barn was built.[2]
S. P. Dixon Farm | |
 Side view of the S. P. Dixon farmhouse. | |
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| Location | Barley Mill and Brackenville Rds., near Ashland, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′45″N 75°39′27″W / 39.795786°N 75.657526°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1812 |
| Architectural style | Tri-level barn |
| MPS | Agricultural Buildings and Complexes in Mill Creek Hundred, 1800-1840 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003085[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1986 |
In the 20th century, it became part of Ashland Farm, a Du Pont estate. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hubert F. Jicha, III and Valerie Cesna (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: S. P. Dixon Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos