Mount Cuba Historic District

Mount Cuba Historic District
Location SR 261 and DE 82, Mount Cuba, Delaware
Coordinates 39°47′22″N 75°38′26″W / 39.78944°N 75.64056°WCoordinates: 39°47′22″N 75°38′26″W / 39.78944°N 75.64056°W
Area 24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built 1816
Architectural style No Style Listed, Gothic
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79000627[1]
Added to NRHP December 19, 1979

Mount Cuba Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Cuba, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 4 contributing structures on seven properties that lie along County Road 261. Notable buildings include the Speakman's grist mill, saw mill, and adjoining stone house; and a number of frame dwellings in a variety of popular mid- to late-19th-century architectural styles including Gothic Revival. The contributing site is the Mt. Cuba picnic grounds.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Deborah Ackroyd Smith (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mount Cuba Historic District". National Park Service and accompanying photos. Retrieved 2013-03-16.