Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware)

Eden Hill
Eden Hill, September 2012
Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware)
Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware) is located in the United States
Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware)
LocationW end of Water St., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates39°9′5″N 75°32′13″W / 39.15139°N 75.53694°W / 39.15139; -75.53694
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1749 (1749)
Built byRidgely, Nicholas
NRHP reference No.73000487[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1973

Eden Hill is a historic home located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware, built by Delaware Colonial Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Ridgely in 1749.[2] The house was built in two sections; a double-pile, side-hall three bay structure to the south, and a lower two bay section of two rooms to the north. The stuccoed dwelling has a gable roof on both sections. It was the home of the prominent Ridgely family, who purchased the property in 1748.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and was later acquired by the Delaware Department of Transportation, and later still renovated for use by the state supreme court, being occupied in the early 2010s by Ridgely's descendant, Delaware Supreme Court justice Henry du Pont Ridgely.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Denison, Doug (August 31, 2010). "Justice Ridgely to reclaim ancestral Eden Hill mansion". Dover Post.
  3. ^ Vincent Rogers (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eden Hill". National Park Service. and Accompanying photo


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