Stonum

Infobox_nrhp | name =Stonum
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location= 9th St. and Washington St., New Castle, Delaware
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 38.97
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75
long_minutes = 34
long_seconds = 38.01
long_direction = W
locmapin = Delaware
area =
built =1750
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= November 7, 1993cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1325&ResourceType=Building
title=Stonum |accessdate=2007-09-27|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 7, 1973cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=73000524

Stonum was the home of George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His advocacy enabled Delaware to become the first state ratifying the declaration.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/73000524.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Stonum (sometimes spelt Stoneham) / George Read House] |340 KB|author=Unavailable (incomplete scan)|date=unavailable|publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/73000524.pdf "Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1973 and undated"] |1.95 MB]

It is located at 9th and Washington Streets, in New Castle.

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