Bannister Hall and Baynard House

Bannister Hall and Baynard House

Baynard House, September 2012
Location South of Smyrna off Delaware Route 300, near Smyrna, Delaware
Coordinates 39°17′22″N 75°37′19″W / 39.28944°N 75.62194°W / 39.28944; -75.62194Coordinates: 39°17′22″N 75°37′19″W / 39.28944°N 75.62194°W / 39.28944; -75.62194
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1750
Architect Collins,Thomas
Architectural style Resurrection Manor, Other
NRHP Reference # 73000503[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1973

Bannister Hall and Baynard House is a national historic district located near Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. It includes structures dating from 1750. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The listing included two contributing buildings on 10 acres (4.0 ha).[1]

Baynard House has also been named Fox Hall.[2]

The cupola-topped Bannister Hall building "may have been the first pre-fabricated house erected in Delaware" although in appearance it is "typical of Delaware country mansions of the Victorian period."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Vincent Rogers (July 24, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bannister Hall and Baynard House / Fox Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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