Somerville (Kenton, Delaware)

	Somerville
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1073 7 Hickories Road, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates	39°13′18″N 75°38′45″W / 39.221536°N 75.645967°W
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Built	c. 1798, c. 1806
NRHP reference No.	74000599
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1974

Location1073 7 Hickories Road, Kenton, Delaware

Coordinates39°13′18″N 75°38′45″W / 39.221536°N 75.645967°W

Area25 acres (10 ha)

Builtc. 1798, c. 1806

Somerville is a historic home located near Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick structure with a Victorian cross-gable roof and portico. The rear wing was the original dwelling, built about 1798. This section was expanded about 1806. Also on the property is a contributing brick barn. It was the home of Delaware statesman Nicholas Ridgely.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

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Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex
Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)
Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places


Somerville
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	1073 7 Hickories Road, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates	39°13′18″N 75°38′45″W / 39.221536°N 75.645967°W / 39.221536; -75.645967
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Built	c. 1798 (1798), c. 1806
NRHP reference No.	74000599^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1974

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