Spring Banke

Spring Banke
Location Northeast of Clarksville on Delaware Route 26 and Irons Lane, near Clarksville, Delaware
Coordinates 38°33′9″N 75°8′24″W / 38.55250°N 75.14000°WCoordinates: 38°33′9″N 75°8′24″W / 38.55250°N 75.14000°W
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 76000584[1]
Added to NRHP April 30, 1976

Spring Banke is a historic home located near Clarksville, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in two sections, both of oak and gum frame construction. The earlier section is 1 1/2-stories, with one room on each floor. The later section is two-stories, and has cypress siding. It is a rare example of an 18th-century, small house of a type that was occupied by tenants, small farmers, and other colonists of limited means.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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