Building at High and Cannon Streets

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Building at High and Cannon Streets
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LocationSE corner of High and Cannon Sts., Seaford, Delaware
Coordinates 38°38′27″N75°36′42″W / 38.64083°N 75.61167°W / 38.64083; -75.61167 Coordinates: 38°38′27″N75°36′42″W / 38.64083°N 75.61167°W / 38.64083; -75.61167
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1885 (1885)
MPS Seaford Commercial Buildings TR
NRHP reference No. 86002985 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1987

The Building at High and Cannon Streets was a historic commercial building located at Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built about 1885 and was a two-story, ten-bay, flat-roofed frame structure sheathed in pressed tin and asphalt brick-like siding. The original showcase windows and recessed doorways revealed that the building was originally divided into several stores. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Building at High and Cannon Streets". and Accompanying photo