Eden Hill (Dover, Delaware)

Eden Hill is a historic home located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware, built by Delaware Colonial Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Ridgely in 1749. The house was built in two sections; a double-pile, side-hall three bay structure to the south, and a lower two bay section of two rooms to the north. The stuccoed dwelling has a gable roof on both sections. It was the home of the prominent Ridgely family, who purchased the property in 1748.

Eden Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Eden Hill, September 2012
LocationW end of Water St., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates39°9′5″N 75°32′13″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1749 (1749)
Built byRidgely, Nicholas
NRHP reference No.73000487
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1973

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and was later acquired by the Delaware Department of Transportation, and later still renovated for use by the state supreme court, being occupied in the early 2010s by Ridgely's descendant, Delaware Supreme Court justice Henry du Pont Ridgely.

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