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New Castle Garden

A signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, George Read built this 22-room, 14,000-square-foot, Federal-style home in 1801. Period furniture, gilded fanlights, silver doorknobs, carved woodwork, and relief plasterwork decorate the interior. Lovely formal gardens surround the residence.

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Quick Facts

42 The Strand
New Castle, Delaware  19720, United States

302-322–8411

www.dehistory.org/our-sites

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: $7, Apr.–Dec., Wed.–Fri. and Sun. 11–4, Sat. 10–4. Jan.–Mar., by appointment

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