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Choptank (Middletown, Delaware)

Coordinates: 39°29′49″N 75°44′24″W / 39.496833°N 75.740039°W / 39.496833; -75.740039
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Choptank
Front of Choptank
Choptank (Middletown, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Choptank (Middletown, Delaware)
Choptank (Middletown, Delaware) is located in the United States
Choptank (Middletown, Delaware)
Location1542 Choptank Road in St. Georges Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates39°29′49″N 75°44′24″W / 39.496833°N 75.740039°W / 39.496833; -75.740039
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival, Federal
MPSRebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850--1880 TR
NRHP reference No.85002108[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1985

Choptank, also known as the J. Clayton Farm, is a historic home located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1850, and is a three-story, five-by-two bay, timber-frame structure on a brick foundation. It has a low-hipped roof. Also on the property are a contributing large barn, corn crib, and shed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Richard Lush (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Choptank". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos