Barker House, 6001 Lancaster Pike (State Road 48), Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Summary
Significance: The Barker House is a typical vernacular frame farm house which is becoming increasingly scarce with the development of New Castle County. The ca. 1800 section of the house retains much of its original architectural detail.
Survey number: HABS DE-254
Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1991 Demolished
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Tags
farmhouses
wooden buildings
domestic life
agriculture
wilmington manor gardens
barker
house
barker house
lancaster
lancaster pike
state road
wilmington
new castle county
delaware
abraham barker
samuel barker
william barker
william curry
hercules powder company
historic american buildings survey
milley
richard smithhurst
edward sowden
helen wright
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
new castle
fireplace
living room
manor
library of congress
Date
1800
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Barker, Samuel
Barker, William
Barker, Abraham
Smithhurst, Richard
Curry, William
Sowden, Edward
Wright, Helen
Hercules Powder Company
Milley, transmitter
Location
Wilmington Manor Gardens
,
39.75662, -75.59896
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html