Achmester was a historic home and national historic district located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompassed four contributing buildings and two contributing structures. Achmester was built in 1829, and was a 1+1⁄2-story, single pile "Peach Mansion." It consisted of a five bay frame main block with a five bay gable end addition, and five bay rear service ell. It had a gable roof with dormers and sat on a stone foundation. The façade featured simple box cornices and dormers decorated at a later date with Gothic Revival sawnwork trim, pendents, and vergeboards. The contributing outbuildings consist of a cow barn, shed, milk house, granary, and smokehouse. It was built by Richard Mansfield, a founder of Middletown Academy.[2]
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 Achmester in 1983 | |
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| Location | 617 Marl Pit Road in St Georges Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°28′51″N 75°42′35″W / 39.48083°N 75.70976°W |
| Area | 210 acres (85 ha) |
| Built | 1829 |
| Built by | MacFarlane, Robert & John |
| Architectural style | Center Passage Plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000626[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It was demolished in 2022.
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House in 2016
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Robert A. Warnock; Jean Athan; Bernard Herman (April 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Achmester". National Park Service. and accompanying 20 photos
External links
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-221-A, "Achmester, Main House, Road 429, Route 896 vicinity, Armstrong vicinity, New Castle County, DE", 2 photos, 3 data pages
- HABS No. DE-221-B, "Achmester, Log Granary", 2 photos, 2 measured drawings, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. DE-221-C, "Achmester, Frame Granary", 5 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- HABS No. DE-221-D, "Achmester, Smokehouse", 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages