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Red Lion Hundred in Saint Georges in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Carpenter-Gothic House

 
 
Carpenter-Gothic House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 26, 2024
1. Carpenter-Gothic House Marker
Inscription.
Carpenter-Gothic
House
c. 1860
Has Been Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Res. Charles S. & Joan G. Smith

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
 
Location. 39° 33.359′ N, 75° 39.086′ W. Marker is in Saint Georges, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Red Lion Hundred. It is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 N Main St, Saint Georges DE 19733, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also
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one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Georges Presbyterian Church Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Robinson House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bright House (about 400 feet away); Suttons' Drug Store (about 400 feet away); Sutton House (about 500 feet away); American Legion Post 13 Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Robert Bolling, Jr. (approx. 2.3 miles away); Collins-Blackburn Memorial Building (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Georges.
 
Also see . . .  North Saint Georges Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. This house is included in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the North Saint Georges Historic District.
117 N. Main Street -- circa 1860; Mrs. Susan G. Sutton House, (Beers); 2%-story, 3-bay Carpenter Gothic house with German wood siding and corner boards; painted light yellow with deep green trim;...House was lived in by a Dr. John W. De Witt from 1891-circa 1912. He added
Carpenter-Gothic House Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 26, 2024
2. Carpenter-Gothic House Marker - wide view
an office during these years south of the front doors, which was extended onto the south end of the front porch in the 1970s.
(Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.) 
 
Carpenter-Gothic House Marker - front of the house image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 26, 2024
3. Carpenter-Gothic House Marker - front of the house
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
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