Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm

Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm is a historic home and farm located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.

Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm
Benjamin T. Biggs farmhouse
Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm is located in Delaware
Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm
Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm is located in the United States
Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm
Location1196 Choptank Road in Pencader Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates39°30′54″N 75°44′46″W / 39.51500°N 75.74611°W / 39.51500; -75.74611
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1846 (1846)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.87001508[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1987

Buildings

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It was built in 1846, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay L-shaped brick dwelling with a gable roof in a vernacular Greek Revival style. It has a 1+12-story gable roofed brick wing. Also on the property are a smokehouse, former implement shed attached to a barn, implement shed, a tall and narrow cupola topped building, and an implement shed with attached dairy. Also on the property are the remains of a formal garden, including a large rock parenthesized by remnants of two semi-circular lines of boxwoods.

It was the home of Governor Benjamin T. Biggs (1821–1893), who served as U.S. Representative and 46th Governor of Delaware.[2]

Registry

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Hubert F. Jicha, III (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs Farm". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos
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