Wright House (Newark, Delaware)

Wright House
Wright House, December 2010
Wright House (Newark, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Wright House (Newark, Delaware)
Wright House (Newark, Delaware) is located in the United States
Wright House (Newark, Delaware)
Location47 Kent Way, Newark, Delaware
Coordinates39°40′44″N 75°45′21″W / 39.678910°N 75.755935°W / 39.678910; -75.755935
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSNewark MRA
NRHP reference No.82002352[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1982

Wright House is a historic home located at Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1922 and is a 2+1⁄2-story E-shaped brick dwelling with a five-bay front facade. It is in the Colonial Revival style. It features a three-bay main portico with fluted Corinthian order columns and a frame porte cochere. The house was purchased by the University of Delaware after 1950 and serves as the home of the University President.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wright House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
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