Rosedale is a historic home located near Middletown,

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. It was built about 1801, and consists of a two-story, brick rectangular main block with a two-story rear ell. Also attached is a three-bay, one-story wing constructed of a wood siding and two wings added to the rear (south) between 1960 and 1965. It has a center hall plan. It has a

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-covered gable roof, interior end chimneys, and a front entrance with

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. Also on the property are a contributing hay barn, barn, and mash furnace. and It was listed on the

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in 1985.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses completed in 1801 Houses in New Castle County, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub