Eastburn-Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic District
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Eastburn-Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic District | |
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Blacks Mill, Eastburn-Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic District, June 2010 | |
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| Location | North of Newark on Limestone Rd., near Newark, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′30″N 75°43′00″W / 39.741601°N 75.716673°WCoordinates: 39°44′30″N 75°43′00″W / 39.741601°N 75.716673°W |
| Area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000389[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1977 |
Eastburn-Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic District is a national historic district located near Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses six contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and eight contributing structures. They are eight line kilns and two abandoned quarries, together with stone buildings erected by Abel Jeanes and Joseph Eastburn. The buildings include the Abel Jeans Manor House, Blacks Mill, horse stable, and outhouse. They reflect the local lime-burning industry that started in 1816, and operated into the early 1900s.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Edward F. Heite (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Eastburn-Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service and accompanying six photos. Retrieved 2013-03-16. External link in
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External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. DE-2, "Eastburn-Jeanes Limekilns, On Papermill Road & on Pike Creek Road, Newark vicinity, New Castle County, DE", 4 photos, 2 measured drawings, 14 data pages
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