▁his ▁former ▁homes , ▁C och ran ▁G range , ▁surv ives ▁today . ▁Another , ▁Sum m erton , ▁inherited ▁by ▁his ▁daughter ▁El iza ▁Green , ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Green ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁after ▁which ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁own ers . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁mid - 2 0 1 6 , ▁Sum m erton ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁historic ▁pres ervation , ▁but ▁such ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁its ▁owner ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bl u egr ass ▁In vest ments ▁L LC , ▁which ▁kept ▁the ▁property ▁vac ant ▁and ▁arranged ▁for ▁its ▁demol ition ▁and ▁replacement ▁by ▁a ▁Royal ▁Far ms ▁convenience ▁store ▁and ▁gas ▁station . ▁The ▁involved ▁real ▁estate ▁agent , ▁Lisa ▁Johann sen , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁online ▁sign atures ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁demol ition , ▁arranged ▁for ▁a ▁fare well ▁pic nic . ▁ ▁Al man ac ▁E lections ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁T ues day ▁after ▁November ▁ 1 . ▁The ▁governor ▁takes ▁office ▁the ▁third ▁T ues day ▁in ▁January , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Im ages ▁Hall ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁Port rait ▁Gallery ▁. ▁Port rait ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁Historical ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Affairs , ▁D over ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Bi ographical ▁Directory ▁of ▁the ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Del aware ’ s ▁Govern ors ▁The ▁Political ▁Gra vey ard ▁