Buena Vista (St. Georges, Delaware)

Buena Vista is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1845 and 1847, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a service wing and a long wing designed by architect R. Brognard Okie containing a long hall and library. It features a full width verandah supported by Doric order columns. It was the home of U.S. Senator and Secretary of State John M. Clayton (1796-1856) and U.S. Senator and Delaware Governor C. Douglass Buck (1890-1965), who donated it to the State of Delaware.[2][3] It is operated as the Buena Vista Conference Center by the State of Delaware.

Buena Vista
Buena Vista, HABS Photo, June 1982
Buena Vista (St. Georges, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Buena Vista (St. Georges, Delaware)
Buena Vista (St. Georges, Delaware) is located in the United States
Buena Vista (St. Georges, Delaware)
Location661 South DuPont Highway, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates39.633752°N 75.639539°W / 39.633752; -75.639539
Area52 acres (21 ha)
Built1845 (1845)-1847
ArchitectOkie, R. Brognard
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.71000228[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1971

The estate originally was named in commemoration of the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican–American War.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Leon deValinger, Jr. (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buena Vista". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos
  3. Buena Vista Conference Center
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 14.


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