Meeteer House
National Register of Historic Places

Meeteer House

Newark, New Castle County, Delaware
Listed
September 1, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
93000888

About this property

Meeteer House is a historic home located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1822 and 1828 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, double-pile frame dwelling in a vernacular Federal style. It sits on a raised basement and has a gable roof with dormers.

Location

801 Kirkwood Hwy., Mill Creek Hundred
Newark, New Castle County, Delaware
39.69571, -75.71811

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 93000888. It was listed on September 1, 1993.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

England House and Mill
Colonial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Iron Hill
1777Revolutionary War
1.2 mi
Battle of Cooch's Bridge (Delaware, 1777)
1777Revolutionary War
2.1 mi
Christiana Bridge Skirmish
1777Revolutionary War
2.4 mi
Battle of Cooch's Bridge
1777Revolutionary War
2.4 mi
Battle of Cooch's Bridge (Delaware)
1777Revolutionary War
4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Meeteer House listed on the National Register?

Meeteer House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Meeteer House?

Meeteer House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Meeteer House?

The period of significance for Meeteer House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1822.

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