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.