Hart House (Taylor's Bridge, Delaware)


Hart House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	East of Taylors Bridge on Road 453, Taylors Bridge, Delaware
Coordinates	39°24′18″N 75°32′35″W / 39.40500°N 75.54306°W / 39.40500; -75.54306Coordinates: 39°24′18″N 75°32′35″W / 39.40500°N 75.54306°W / 39.40500; -75.54306
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1747 (1747)
NRHP Reference #	73000544^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1973

Hart House is a historic home located at Taylors Bridge, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. It was built in about 1747, and is a 2½-story, three-bay brick dwelling with a low-pitched gable roof. It is one room deep. The house was the scene of a gun battle on July 12, 1747 (Old Style) with Spanish marauders led by Viceroy Ricardo Alvarado during the War of Jenkins' Ear.^[2]

It was listed on 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 and Rosemary Troy (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hart House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying two photos

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

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Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex

Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

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

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