National Historic Landmark · Kenton, Delaware

Aspendale

Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1970Georgian architecture
Aspendale
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address1 mi. W of Kenton on DE 300, Kenton, DE
CountyKent County
ListedApr 15, 1970
Listed forArchitecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number70000170
StyleGeorgian architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address1 mi. W of Kenton on DE 300, Kenton, DE
Coordinates39.2208° N, 75.6867° W · Directions ↗
Also in Kenton27 listed places in Kenton →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Map

Local history books for Kent County

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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Delaware

  • Slow Travels-Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Edition
    Lyn Wilkerson, 2010
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  • Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland and the Washington, DC Metro Area
    Robert Beard, 2015
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  • WPA Guide to Delaware
    Federal writers' project, 2013
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Aspendale listed on the National Register?

Apr 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Aspendale?

1 mi. W of Kenton on DE 300, Kenton, Kent County, Delaware.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Aspendale?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000170. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.