Brook Ramble, also known as the James Crawford House, is a historic home located near Townsend,

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. It was built about 1810, and is a -story, three-bay brick dwelling with an interior brick chimneys at the west gable ends. It has a

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covered gable roof. The main house measures approximately 28 feet by 33 feet and has a side passage plan. There is an original service wing measuring 27 feet by 17 feet. It is in the Federal style. and It was listed on the

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in 1992.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Federal architecture in Delaware Houses completed in 1810 Houses in New Castle County, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware 1810 establishments in Delaware Side passage plan architecture in the United States {{Delaware-NRHP-stub