Description and history
Aspendale is located about west of Kenton, on the north side of Delaware Route 300. The property is over in size, consisting of fields and woodlands roughly bisected by the road. The main house is set near the road, surrounded by landscaping. It is a modest -story brick structure with a gabled roof and end chimneys joined by curtain walls. A single-story gable-roofed wood-frame addition extends to one side. The front and rear of the main block consist of brick laid in a Flemish bond, while the ends are laid in a common bond. The main facade is three bays wide, with a symmetrical arrangement of sash windows around a center entrance. In a traditional Delaware pattern, the ground-floor windows have paneled shutters, while the upper-level windows have louvered shutters. The interior has a rare example of a "Quaker plan", with a sizeable front-to-back parlor on the east side and a study and living room separated by a hall on the west side. These rooms all exhibit original woodwork and other features. The land on which the house stands was deeded in 1770 to Charles Numbers and was (as of its landmark designation in 1970) still in the hands of Numbers' descendants. The house was built between 1771 and 1773. The large parlor was subdivided with partitions in the 19th century, and a Victorian porch was added; both elements were reversed during a restoration of the property in the 1960s.See also
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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware National Historic Landmarks in Delaware Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses in Kent County, Delaware Kenton, Delaware Georgian architecture in Delaware Houses completed in 1773 National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware Plantation houses in Delaware