Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley

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Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley
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Lower Louviers
Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley is located in Delaware
Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley
Location1 Black Gates Rd., near Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°47′06″N 75°34′26″W / 39.78513°N 75.57397°W / 39.78513; -75.57397Coordinates: 39°47′06″N 75°34′26″W / 39.78513°N 75.57397°W / 39.78513; -75.57397
Area51 acres (21 ha)
Built1811 (1811)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.72000293[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1972

Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley, also known as Louviers and Duck Street, is a historic home located near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

History[]

The house was built in 1811 and is a two-story to three-story, five bay, stuccoed stone dwelling. The three center bays project slightly from the main body of the home. In 1935, a kitchen wing was added to the other end of the residence, plus a gated wall and garage.

The home was owned by members of the prominent Du Pont family. At the back of the house is "Chicken Alley", an excellent example of a 19th-century workers' row house.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Eleanor M. Webster (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley". and Accompanying eight photos


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