Burrows, W. D., House
a.k.a. Hopewell
DE 42, Kenton, DEThe William D. Burrows' House, "Hopewell", is similar in plan to the typical Delaware Farm House, but in elevation it is more similar to many mid eighteenth-century dwellings in Kenton Hundred. With its two separate but contemporary sections, the house reflects the tradition of the eighteenth century to add additional rooms to the gable ends of the dwelling rather than building to the rear. It is entirely possible that this house was built to serve as a reminder, in new construction, of an earlier house that might have stood on the site. The corbelled cornice and use of Flemish bond on all facades dates this house to the second quarter of the nineteenth century. This was a general period of rebuilding in Kenton Hundred and a number of early structures were either rebuilt or replaced. As an example of the second quarter of the nineteenth century architecture, and for its erection as a visible reminder of an earlier period.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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