MARSHALLTON: Historic house destroyed

A fire that broke out at 6 a.m. Christmas Eve Day destroyed a c. 1800 house at 1408 West Strasburg Road in Marshallton. No one was hurt. The house was set back from Strasburg Road behind a high hedge, and the property backed up to Northbrook Road, next to the Martins Tavern historic site. All that remains is a white-painted stone foundation and a pile of charred timbers and lath, broken glass, and shingles.