Wheel of Fortune is a historic home located near

Leipsic, Delaware Leipsic is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 183 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Leipsic was established in 1839, and remained in ...

. It was built in the 18th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, one room deep whitewashed brick dwelling in the

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style. It has a gable roof and the front facade features a one-bay entrance

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

. It has a two-story rear wing, that originally contained a kitchen and servants quarters. Also on the property are a contributing meat house and milk house. The property was owned by Congressman

John A. Nicholson John Anthony Nicholson (November 17, 1827 – November 4, 1906) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware. Early life ...

(1827-1906) before 1888, and later by U.S. Senator

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(1867-1953), who purchased it in 1910. and ' The house's name comes from a piece of land by the same name located along Muddy Branch south of Leipsic. While local lore claims the land was named as a play on owner John Chance's name, it was known as Wheel of Fortune at least three years before Chance acquired the land in 1738. It was listed on the

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in 1973.

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* Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses in Kent County, Delaware Georgian architecture in Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware Leipsic, Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub