Matthew Lowber House, North Main Street, Magnolia, Kent County, DE
Summary
Significance: The Lowber House, constructed in 1774, is a typical Delaware, three-bay, hall-and-parlor farmhouse. The southern, gable end of this brick structure bears the initials of its builder, Matthew Lowber, and the construction date. The interior of this single-pile dwelling retains its original, fully-panelled, fireplace end wall, cornice, and chair rail trim. Until 1845, the Lowber House was the only known dwelling at the crossroads, which later became the site of the town of Magnolia.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-33
Survey number: HABS DE-182
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000221
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Magnolia Mobile Home Park, 39.07167, -75.47621
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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