Ross Mansion Historical Site (Seaford, Delaware)

USA / Delaware / Seaford / Seaford, Delaware / Ross Station Road (Road 543), 23669

NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic house museum

This residence was constructed by William Henry Harrison Ross. He was born in Laurel in 1814 and died in 1887. He served as Governor of Delaware (D) between 1851-1855. In 1859, Ross constructed this elaborate brick Italian Villa style structure featuring a three-story center entry tower on his 1,395 acre farm. Currently owned by the Seaford Historical Society, the property also includes a period barn, granary, and carriage house.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gov._William_H._Ross_House

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Coordinates: 38°39'26"N 75°37'4"W