Lower Louviers and Chicken Alley, also known as Louviers and Duck Street, is a historic home located near Wilmington in

New Castle County, Delaware New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1972.

History

The house was built in 1811 and is a two-story to three-story, five bay,

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ed stone dwelling. The three center bays project slightly from the main body of the home. In 1935, a kitchen wing was added to the other end of the residence, plus a gated wall and garage. The home was owned by members of the prominent

Du Pont family The du Pont family () or Du Pont family is a prominent American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739–1817). It has been one of the richest families in the United States since the mid-19th century, when it founded its fo ...

. At the back of the house is "Chicken Alley", an excellent example of a 19th-century workers'

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. and LOWER LOUVIERS AND CHICKEN ALLEY, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE.jpg, Chicken Alley

References

Du Pont family residences Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses completed in 1811 Houses in Wilmington, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub

History

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