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Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Summary
Significance: In a town noted for its Georgian and Federal architecture, the Lesley-Travers Mansion stands out as a distinctive example of the Gothic Revival. Designed for Dr. Allen Voorhees Lesley by the Baltimore firm of Thomas and James M. Dixon, who also designed the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, the house was built by Augustin Van Kirk of Salem, New Jersey.
Survey number: HABS DE-181
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000523
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fort delaware
lesley travers
mansion
lesley travers mansion
west sixth street
new castle
new castle county
delaware
historic american buildings survey
liz jandoli
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Fort Delaware
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39.66053, -75.56872
Source
Library of Congress
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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