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Okolona (Middletown, Delaware)

Coordinates: 39°28′35″N 75°41′31″W / 39.47627°N 75.6919°W / 39.47627; -75.6919
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Okolona
Okolona (Middletown, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Okolona (Middletown, Delaware)
Okolona (Middletown, Delaware) is located in the United States
Okolona (Middletown, Delaware)
Location1321 Shallcross Lake Road in St. Georges Hundred, near Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates39°28′35″N 75°41′31″W / 39.47627°N 75.6919°W / 39.47627; -75.6919
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1866 (1866)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSRebuilding St. Georges Hundred 1850-1880 TR
NRHP reference No.85003527[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1985

Okolona, also known as the R. T. Cochran House, is a historic home located near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1866, and is a three-story, Italianate-style dwelling. It sits on a stone foundation and has a low hipped roof. It features an open tetra-style porch or verandah finished with open sawnwork trim and squared columns, and cornice brackets.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jane Shimp and William Macintire (May 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Okolona". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos