Historical Background
William D. Burrows was a wealthy landowner and gentleman farmer who acquired a number of farms in the vicinity of Kenton, Delaware from the late 1830"s till his death in 1871.
"Hopewell" was Burrows' main house. Byles' Atlas of Kent County in 1859 shows that Burrows' owned land to the north beyond Underwoods Corner which in 1859 was known as Wilds Corner.
By 1868, Beers Atlas of Delaware shows that Burrows had combined and extended his Wilds Corner land so that he now owned almost all the land from the Delaware and Maryland Railroad line near Kenton to Road 94 at Wilds Corner. Road 139, then and now served as the northeast border of the farm.
By 1868, Burrows had also erected a second mansion house north of "Hopewell" and located on Road 139; the mansion was built for the use of his children and was called "Fairview."
Coordinates:
+39.23604, -75.67467
39°14'10" N, 75°40'29" W
William D. Burrows was a wealthy landowner and gentleman farmer who acquired a number of farms in the vicinity of Kenton, Delaware from the late 1830"s till his death in 1871.
"Hopewell" was Burrows' main house. Byles' Atlas of Kent County in 1859 shows that Burrows' owned land to the north beyond Underwoods Corner which in 1859 was known as Wilds Corner.
By 1868, Beers Atlas of Delaware shows that Burrows had combined and extended his Wilds Corner land so that he now owned almost all the land from the Delaware and Maryland Railroad line near Kenton to Road 94 at Wilds Corner. Road 139, then and now served as the northeast border of the farm.
By 1868, Burrows had also erected a second mansion house north of "Hopewell" and located on Road 139; the mansion was built for the use of his children and was called "Fairview."
Coordinates:
+39.23604, -75.67467
39°14'10" N, 75°40'29" W
Historical Background
William D. Burrows was a wealthy landowner and gentleman farmer who acquired a number of farms in the vicinity of Kenton, Delaware from the late 1830"s till his death in 1871.
"Hopewell" was Burrows' main house. Byles' Atlas of Kent County in 1859 shows that Burrows' owned land to the north beyond Underwoods Corner which in 1859 was known as Wilds Corner.
By 1868, Beers Atlas of Delaware shows that Burrows had combined and extended his Wilds Corner land so that he now owned almost all the land from the Delaware and Maryland Railroad line near Kenton to Road 94 at Wilds Corner. Road 139, then and now served as the northeast border of the farm.
By 1868, Burrows had also erected a second mansion house north of "Hopewell" and located on Road 139; the mansion was built for the use of his children and was called "Fairview."
Coordinates:
+39.23604, -75.67467
39°14'10" N, 75°40'29" W
William D. Burrows was a wealthy landowner and gentleman farmer who acquired a number of farms in the vicinity of Kenton, Delaware from the late 1830"s till his death in 1871.
"Hopewell" was Burrows' main house. Byles' Atlas of Kent County in 1859 shows that Burrows' owned land to the north beyond Underwoods Corner which in 1859 was known as Wilds Corner.
By 1868, Beers Atlas of Delaware shows that Burrows had combined and extended his Wilds Corner land so that he now owned almost all the land from the Delaware and Maryland Railroad line near Kenton to Road 94 at Wilds Corner. Road 139, then and now served as the northeast border of the farm.
By 1868, Burrows had also erected a second mansion house north of "Hopewell" and located on Road 139; the mansion was built for the use of his children and was called "Fairview."
Coordinates:
+39.23604, -75.67467
39°14'10" N, 75°40'29" W
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