Read House and Garden
George Read II House & Gardens | |
1970 photo | |
| Location | 42 The Strand, New Castle, Delaware |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°39′35″N 75°33′41″W / 39.65972°N 75.56139°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1793 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Part of | New Castle Historic District (ID67000003) |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000872 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2016 |
| Designated NHL | December 23, 2016 |
| Designated NHLDCP | December 24, 1967 |
The Read House & Gardens is a historic house museum at 42 The Strand in New Castle, Delaware. The house, built in 1797-1804 for George Read, Jr., was the largest and most sophisticated residence in the state at the time, and is a significant early example of high-style Federal period architecture. The adjacent formal gardens were laid out in the late 1840s by William Couper, the house's third owner. The property was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016, and is part of the landmark New Castle Historic District. The house is now owned and operated by the Delaware Historical Society as a museum.