Sutton House (St. Georges, Delaware)

Location10 Delaware St., St. Georges, Delaware

Coordinates39°33′21″N 75°39′00″W / 39.55578°N 75.64991°W / 39.55578; -75.64991

Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)

Builtc. 1794 (1794), c. 1815

Sutton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Sutton House, December 2011
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Location	10 Delaware St., St. Georges, Delaware
Coordinates	39°33′21″N 75°39′00″W / 39.55578°N 75.64991°W / 39.55578; -75.64991
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	c. 1794 (1794), c. 1815
NRHP reference No.	73000542[1]
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973

Sutton House is a historic home located at St. Georges, New Castle County, Delaware. The original section was built about 1794, with the main section completed about 1815. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, three bay brick dwelling with a lower rear wing and featuring a gable roof. The front façade features a semicircular fanlight over the main entrance and there is a two-story porch on the rear wing.^[2]

The house was built for Dr. James M. Sutton, whose family continued to live there for generations.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1] It is located in the North Saint Georges Historic District.