Mount Cuba Historic District

Historic district in Delaware, United States

United States historic place


Mount Cuba Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


39°47′22″N 75°38′26″W / 39.78944°N 75.64056°W / 39.78944; -75.64056
Area	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built	1816 (1816)
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	79000627^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1979

Mount Cuba Historic District is a national historic district at Mount Cuba, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses twelve contributing buildings, one contributing site, and four contributing structures on seven properties that lie along County Road 261. Notable buildings include the Speakman's grist mill, saw mill, and adjoining stone house; and a number of frame dwellings in a variety of popular mid to late 19th-century architectural styles including Gothic Revival. The contributing site is the Mt. Cuba picnic grounds.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Deborah Ackroyd Smith (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Cuba Historic District". National Park Service and accompanying photos. Retrieved March 16, 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)