Wheel of Fortune (house)

Wheel of Fortune
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wheel of Fortune, HABS Photo, November 1982
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Location	South of Leipsic off Delaware Route 9, near Leipsic, Delaware
Coordinates	39°12′53″N 75°30′46″W / 39.21472°N 75.51278°W / 39.21472; -75.51278
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	73000498[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1973

Wheel of Fortune is a historic home located near Leipsic, Delaware. It was built in the 18th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, one room deep whitewashed brick dwelling in the Georgian style. It has a gable roof and the front facade features a one-bay entrance portico. It has a two-story rear wing, that originally contained a kitchen and servants quarters. Also on the property are a contributing meat house and milk house. The property was owned by Congressman John A. Nicholson (1827-1906) before 1888, and later by U.S. Senator James H. Hughes (1867-1953), who purchased it in 1910.^[2]

The house's name comes from a piece of land by the same name located along Muddy Branch south of Leipsic. While local lore claims the land was named as a play on owner John Chance's name, it was known as Wheel of Fortune at least three years before Chance acquired the land in 1738.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

Media related to Wheel of Fortune (house) at Wikimedia Commons

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-76, "Wheel of Fortune (House), State Route 9, Leipsic, Kent County, DE", 4 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material