The original section was built in 1833 as a two-story stone dwelling measuring 31 feet, 8 inches wide and 35 feet long. Additions were made in 1833, 1837, after 1837, and after 1901. The second addition included a third floor and a facade with a Greek Revival style porch.
From 1837 to 1865, it was the home of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, a member of the prominent Du Pont family.[2] Also located on the property are contributing gate houses, and an iron bridge (1877) that joined Louviers to the powder yards.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The house has since been demolished, and its site incorporated into the DuPont Country Club. However, the gate houses along Rockland Road and the iron bridge over the Brandywine remain.
louviers, wilmington, delaware, louviers, also, known, upper, louviers, black, gates, historic, home, located, wilmington, castle, county, delaware, louviersu, national, register, historic, placesshow, delawareshow, united, stateslocation10, black, gates, wilm. Louviers also known as Upper Louviers and Black Gates was a historic home located at Wilmington in New Castle County Delaware LouviersU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesLocation10 Black Gates Rd Wilmington DelawareCoordinates39 47 8 N 75 34 20 W 39 78556 N 75 57222 W 39 78556 75 57222Area9 9 acres 4 0 ha Built1833 1833 Architectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No 71000231 1 Added to NRHPDecember 13 1971History editThe original section was built in 1833 as a two story stone dwelling measuring 31 feet 8 inches wide and 35 feet long Additions were made in 1833 1837 after 1837 and after 1901 The second addition included a third floor and a facade with a Greek Revival style porch From 1837 to 1865 it was the home of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont a member of the prominent Du Pont family 2 Also located on the property are contributing gate houses and an iron bridge 1877 that joined Louviers to the powder yards It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 1 The house has since been demolished and its site incorporated into the DuPont Country Club However the gate houses along Rockland Road and the iron bridge over the Brandywine remain See also editLower Louviers and Chicken AlleyReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Eleanor M Webster August 1970 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Louviers and Accompanying eight photos This article about a property in Delaware on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louviers Wilmington Delaware amp oldid 1169236945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
