Hudson, Alfred L., House
DE 90, Kenton, DEThe Alfred L. Hudson House provides an interesting addition to the evolution of Kenton Hundred's architecture. Built during the 1880s, the house is based on the design of a typical Delaware farmhouse and has the basic stark feature of Gothic Revival architecture. However, the verticality associated with the Gothic Revival is softened by the use of the Italianate brackets, the wide and heavy cornice, and the facade porch with its corner brackets that are placed at an exaggerated and almost horizontal slope. In drawing elements from two divergent design motifs, the Hudson House is eligible under Criterion C in that it provides a clear example of the maintenance of basic house form with the ability, albeit in a conservative fashion, to incorporate more modern external design features.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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