Longwood cottages destined for wrecking ball

Kennett supervisors voted 2-1 to grant demolition permit By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times The Kennett Township Supervisors voted 2-1 Tuesday night to grant Longwood Gardens a permit to raze these three 1920s cottages along U.S. 1. For more than half an hour Tuesday night, planners, preservationists, and members of the public urged the Kennett Township supervisors to delay a decision...

Historic Kennett bungalows up for grabs

Longwood Gardens want to raze them; township planners seeking another option By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Three historic bungalows on Rt. 1 owned by Longwood Gardens are free to anyone who can move them off the Kennett Township site before the wrecking ball arrives. KENNETT — Yours for the taking: three 1920s bungalows commissioned by Pierre S. du Pont to house some of his...