TOWNSEND, Del. (AP) - A Delaware man has been convicted of torching a historic home where his daughters lived after a quarrel.
The News Journal reports that a jury found 42-year-old Christopher Gregg guilty of second- and third-degree arson last week. Authorities said that last November, Gregg ransacked his daughter’s bedroom and threw objects out the window before setting the three-alarm fire that would damage the Vandyke-Heath House.
Damage to the house and nearby barn was estimated at $250,000.
The house has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992. According to records, construction started in the late 18th century and it was significant for its architectural features and symbolization of the emergence of agricultural elites.
Gregg faces up to 18 years in jail when he’s sentenced in March.
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Information from: The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., http://www.delawareonline.com
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