Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware)


Eden Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Eden Hill, September 2012
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Location	W end of Water St., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates	39°9′5″N 75°32′13″W / 39.15139°N 75.53694°W / 39.15139; -75.53694Coordinates: 39°9′5″N 75°32′13″W / 39.15139°N 75.53694°W / 39.15139; -75.53694
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1749 (1749)
Built by	Ridgely, Nicholas
NRHP Reference #	73000487^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 8, 1973

Eden Hill is a historic home located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1749 in two sections; a double-pile, side-hall three bay structure to the south, and a lower two bay section of two rooms to the north. The stuccoed dwelling has a gable roof on both sections. It was the home of the prominent Ridgely family, who purchased the property in 1748.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Vincent Rogers (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eden Hill" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying photo

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places

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