Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Gray Box Chateau
By Nate Davidson, December 30, 2010
1. The Gray Box Chateau Marker
Erected by National Register of Historic Places.
Location. 39° 18.067′ N, 75° 36.4′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker can be reached from N. Main Street just from W. Commerce Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smyrna DE 19977, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Delaware House (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Green Pottery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Barracks (about 300 feet away); The John Cummins Mansion (about 400 feet away); Home of Allen McLane (about 600 feet away); Smyrna Opera House and Old Town Hall (about 700 feet away); Site of Old Asbury Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); "First in the World" (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.
Also see . . . The Historic Architecture of Downtown Smyrna, Delaware - Walking Tour. (Submitted on January 13, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Categories. • Notable Buildings •
By Nate Davidson, December 30, 2010
2. The Gray Box Chateau
By Nate Davidson, December 30, 2010
3. The Gray Box Chateau
Sign reads: Built about 1790. Delaware for its fine boxwood gardens. They were designed and planted by a Philadelphia gardener in 1856.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 12, 2011, by Nate Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2011, by Nate Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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