The Stuart Randall and Priscilla Kellogg Carswell House is a historic house in Newark,

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. Built in 1948, it is an unusual example of

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architecture in Delaware. The house was built by Stuart Carswell (1891–1949) and his wife Priscilla (1907–1991). Carswell, a Delaware native, was a career Army officer who fought in France during

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. After seeing plans for an International style house in a 1936 issue of ''

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'', the Carswells eventually decided they wanted to build a similar house for themselves. They commissioned an updated set of plans from

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, the architect responsible for the design featured in ''Collier's'', after Carswell's retirement from the military at the end of

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. The house was completed in December 1948. Stuart Carswell died just six months later, and his widow sold the house in 1956. Starting in 1999, the Carswell House was restored to its original appearance by its owners, both professors at the

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. The house was listed on the

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in 2011 and the restoration project was completed the following year.

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