National Register of Historic Places
Jackson-Wilson House
Listed federally as Jackson--Wilson House
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
The record
- Listed
- April 20, 2017
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 12 Red Oak Rd., Wilmington
- County
- New Castle
- State
- Delaware
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 39.76579, -75.57199
- Reference number
- 100000844
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The story
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The Jackson--Wilson House is a single dwelling at 12 Red Oak Rd. in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, built in 1913 and 1914, and listed in the National Register in 2017.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criterion C, with local significance in architecture, and was designed by Robert Lewis Shape and George Lee Bready of Shape and Bready. Its period of significance runs from 1914, when construction was completed, to 1967, when the property changed hands.
Physical character
The brick house has Flemish bond and herringbone brickwork, a jerkinhead roof, and stucco, shingle, and bluestone accents. Inside, the Colonial Revival stair hall and living room have a delft-tiled fireplace, and the Tudor Revival dining room has oak detailing. Later changes include a bay window on the northeast elevation, enclosed porches, and a 1963 elevator installation.
Historical context
Willard C. Jackson formed the Wilmington Automobile Company with Richard Banks in 1907, sold his interest in 1916, and left the house in 1921. Joseph Shields Wilson and Lois Martenis Wilson bought the house in 1922, and Joseph became mayor of Wilmington in 1946. The Wilsons sold the property to Lewis and Shirley Bancroft, who owned it until 2013, when Lewis Bancroft sold it to the current owners.