Lawrence was a historic home located in what is now Seaford,

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. 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

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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