Lombardy Hall
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Lombardy Hall was the home of Gunning Bedford, Jr.
, a delegate to the constitutional convention and a signer of the U.S. constitution.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1974.
It is located on Concord Pike (U.S. Route 202
), north of Foulk Road (Delaware Route 261
).
Gunning Bedford, Jr.
Gunning Bedford, Jr. was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as a Continental Congressman from Delaware and as a delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787. He is often confused with his cousin,...
, a delegate to the constitutional convention and a signer of the U.S. constitution.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1974.
It is located on Concord Pike (U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202
U.S. Route 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire....
), north of Foulk Road (Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261
Delaware Route 261 , also known as Foulk Road, is a state highway that connects U.S. Route 202 and Delaware Route 141 near Interstate 95 in Wilmington, Delaware with the Pennsylvania State Line in Bethel Township, where it continues into Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 261. DE 261 was...
).
External links
- Gunning Bedford House, 6 The Strand, New Castle, New Castle County, DE: 2 data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey