Bird-Husbands House, South side of Rockland Road, .3 miles northwest of U.S. Route 202, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE

Significance: The Bird-Husbands House is representative of nineteenth century vernacular farm house design in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. Some of its characteristic features include clapboard over frame construction, a cross-gabled roof, terra cotta chimney caps, and round-head windows. Additionally, the house became associated with the Alfred I. du Pont Nemour estate during the twentieth century and is a contributing resource within the Nemours Historic District.
Survey number: HABS DE-300