J. Mason Farm is a historic farm located near Ashland, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes two contributing buildings. They are a stone house (1827) and a stone and frame bank barn (c. 1827). The house is a two-story, gable-roofed, fieldstone structure with a two-story, three-bay, frame wing that may have been added in the 1930s or 1940s. The barn walls are of uncoursed fieldstone finished with a pebbled stucco.[2]
J. Mason Farm | |
 STONE PORTION WAS BUILT IN 1827 AND THE FRAME PORTION WAS ADDED MUCH LATER IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY | |
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| Location | 2772 Creek Road, near Ashland, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′53″N 75°39′04″W / 39.798023°N 75.651213°W |
| Area | 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) |
| Built | 1827 |
| Architectural style | Bi-level barn |
| MPS | Agricultural Buildings and Complexes in Mill Creek Hundred, 1800-1840 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003091[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 (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. Mason Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos