Lewis, Jefferson, House
DE 42, Kenton, DEThe Jefferson Lewis House is eligible under Criterion C, as an unaltered example of a typical Delaware farmhouse that is somewhat unique in that it still retains some of its original related agricultural buildings and for the fact that it still retains the same setting as it has throughout its history. The house is also eligible under Criterion A for its association with Philip Lewis. This house was the "Mansion Farm" of Lewis and was the place from which he directed the development of the town of Kenton.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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