Lesley-Travers Mansion, also known as the Deemer House, Travers House, and Lesley House, is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Baltimore architects Thomas and James Dixon and built in 1855. It has a two-story, five-bay, brick core with several appendages and wings. It has a castle-like appearance, with a slate-covered steeply pitched gable roof and five-story tower, and is in the Gothic Revival style.[2]
Lesley-Travers Mansion | |
 Lesley-Travers Mansion, HABS Photo, July 1982 | |
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| Location | 112 W. 6th St., New Castle, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′39″N 75°34′11″W / 39.66074°N 75.56970°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Built by | Van Kirk, Augustin |
| Architect | Dixon, Thomas and James |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000523[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1973 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lesley-Travers Mansion". National Park Service. and accompanying eight photos
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-181, "Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE", 22 photos, 5 color transparencies, 6 data pages, 3 photo caption pages, supplemental material