Hart House | |
Location: | 477 Cedar Swamp Road, Taylors Bridge, Delaware |
Coordinates: | 39.4157°N -75.548°W |
Added: | March 20, 1973 |
Refnum: | 73000544 |
Hart House is a historic home located at Taylors Bridge, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. It was built in about 1747, and is a 2½-story, three-bay brick dwelling with a low-pitched gable roof. It is one room deep. The house was the scene of a gun battle on July 12, 1747 (Old Style) with Spanish marauders led by Viceroy Ricardo Alvarado during the War of Jenkins' Ear.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is now owned by Delaware Wild Lands.