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Seaford in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Governor Ross Mansion
 
Governor Ross Mansion Marker Photo, Click for full size
By F. Robby, December 8, 2007
1. Governor Ross Mansion Marker
 
Inscription. This residence was constructed by William Henry Harrison Ross. He was born in Laurel in 1814 and died in 1887. He served as Governor of Delaware (D) between 1851-1855. In 1859, Ross constructed this elaborate brick Italian Villa style structure featuring a three-story center entry tower on his 1,395 acre farm. Currently owned by the Seaford Historical Society, the property also includes a period barn, granary, and carriage house. (Marker Number S-77.)
 
Location. 38° 39.466′ N, 75° 37.273′ W. Marker is in Seaford, Delaware, in Sussex County. Marker is on Ross Station Road 0.4 miles south of Herring Run Road, on the left when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Seaford DE 19973, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Seaford Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Seaford Hundred (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stein Highway (approx. one mile away); St. John's United Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Nanticoke Post No. 6 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Forty & Eight Boxcar (approx. 1.1 miles away); Seaford Fire Department (approx. 1.2 miles away); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 1.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Seaford.
 
Ross Mansion Photo, Click for full size
By F. Robby, December 8, 2007
2. Ross Mansion
 
 
Governor Ross Mansion, seen from Ross Station Road Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Stroud, October 16, 2012
3. Governor Ross Mansion, seen from Ross Station Road
 
 
Mansion Outbuildings Photo, Click for full size
By F. Robby, December 8, 2007
4. Mansion Outbuildings
 
 
Governor Ross Mansion Marker, looking south along Ross Station Road Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Stroud, October 16, 2012
5. Governor Ross Mansion Marker, looking south along Ross Station Road
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on January 19, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,482 times since then. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.   3. submitted on October 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.   4. submitted on January 19, 2008, by F. Robby of Baltimore, Maryland.   5. submitted on October 22, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
 
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