Architectural and Historical description of
30 The Strand, New Castle DE
A fine Federal Style townhouse
Historical
Context
Title chain to 1836, according to Jeannette Eckman
(1953?)
Grants – Andriessen
(1656), James Duke of York (1664), Bernard Ekon (Eken,
Ekin, 1669)
Latrobe Survey (1804)-- plan,
elevation
Fire of 1824
Census records—who lived there 1830, 1850, 1880, 1920
(varying
information – numbers, age, race, occupation, names)
McCullough family graves
Sheriff’s sale of McCullough goods
Title chain, wills and probate records 1846-1965
Similar Philadelphia townhouse
types
3 Bay Philadelphia townhouses
Current
Neighborhood Context
Houses on McCullough’s Row (25-33 The Strand)
Nearby
houses
on Latrobe Survey (1803)
Neighbors
down (Read House) and up the street.
Architectural
Details
Relieving arches
Dormers
Mantle brackets
Trim on windows, doors, fireplaces in parlors and
bedrooms
Brickwork, bonds
Joists, rafters
Hardware: screws, nails, locks, window catches