Bannister Hall and Baynard House is a national historic district located near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. It includes structures dating from 1750. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The listing included two contributing buildings on 10 acres (4.0 ha).[1]
Bannister Hall and Baynard House | |
 Baynard House, September 2012 | |
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| Location | South of Smyrna off Delaware Route 300, near Smyrna, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′22″N 75°37′19″W / 39.28944°N 75.62194°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1750 |
| Architect | Thomas Collins |
| Architectural style | Resurrection Manor |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000503[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
Baynard House has also been named Fox Hall.[2]
The cupola-topped Bannister Hall building "may have been the first pre-fabricated house erected in Delaware" although in appearance it is "typical of Delaware country mansions of the Victorian period."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Vincent Rogers (July 24, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bannister Hall and Baynard House / Fox Hall". National Park Service. and accompanying photos