Hoffecker-Lockwood House
a.k.a. Bellevue
DE 6, Kenton, DEThe Hoffecker-Lockwood House, "Bellevue," is illustrative of the early building period and first settlement of the hundred. As a hall-parlor house, it was the expected choice for many of the first settlers. The house does, however, foreshadow the development of Georgian building patterns by the use of the balanced 3-bay facade of the main block. The decoration of the interior space further highlights the introduction of the Georgian idiom by its balanced order of openings on either side of the central fireplace. The individual decorative elements of the chimney breast also show the influence of Georgian ideals through the use of the eared architrave and overmantel. This house is being nominated under Criterion C, as an example of the transition from medieval to Georgian forms of spacial arrangement.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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