Wright House (Newark, Delaware)
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On the National Register since 1982

Wright House
Wright House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1982. It is significant for its commerce and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Colonial Revival. It was listed as part of Newark MRA.
Wright House is a historic home located at Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1922 and is a 2+1⁄2-story E-shaped brick dwelling with a five-bay front facade. It is in the Colonial Revival style. It features a three-bay main portico with fluted Corinthian order columns and a frame porte cochere. The house was purchased by the University of Delaware after 1950 and serves as the home of the Univers…
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