Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common

807 Frenchtown Pike, New Castle, Delaware. County/parish: New Castle.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 11, 1997. NRIS 97001120.

7 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • Delaware Cultural Resource Survey Numbe
  • Farm No. 7
  • Penn Farm

From Wikipedia:

Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common

Penn Farm of the Trustees of the New Castle Common also known as Penn Farm and Farm No. 7, is a historic farm complex located near New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. The complex includes a farmhouse, bank barn, granary, milk house, carriage shed, tenant shack, garage, chicken house, and vegetable stand. The farmhouse was built about 1804, and consists of a two-story, three-bay brick section; a two-story, four-bay frame section; and a one-story frame shed.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

The Penn Farm Trail is a part of the East Coast Greenway.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75324155

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