Read House and Garden

George Read II House & Gardens
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
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Location	42 The Strand, New Castle, Delaware
Coordinates	39°39′35″N 75°33′41″W / 39.65972°N 75.56139°W / 39.65972; -75.56139
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1793 (1793)
Architectural style	Federal
Part of	New Castle Historic District (ID67000003)
NRHP reference No.	100000872
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 23, 2016[1]
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.