Lawrence (Seaford, Delaware)
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Lawrence was a historic home located in what is now Seaford,
Sussex County, Delaware Sussex County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware, on the Delmarva Peninsula. As of the 2020 census, the population was 237,378, making it the state's second most populated county behind New Castle and ahead of Ke ...
. It was built about 1840 in what was then a rural area, as a three-story, three-bay, frame structure with a gable roof. It has a rear service wing. It featured a front
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 cu ...
supported by four square columns. Original details, including hardware, flooring, trim, and landscaping, survived throughout the house and grounds. and ' It was added to the
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in 1978. It is listed on the Delaware Cultural and Historic Resources GIS system as destroyed.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Sussex County, Delaware Seaford, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware Demolished but still listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1840s establishments in Delaware Former buildings and structures in Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub