Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware)

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Cooper House
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LocationDE 300, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates 39°13′40″N75°39′49″W / 39.22778°N 75.66361°W / 39.22778; -75.66361
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1794 (1794)
NRHP reference No. 73000495 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1973

Cooper House, also known as Wilds House, is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware, United States. The house was built about 1794, as a two-story, three-bay, side hall plan stuccoed brick structure. A two-story rear wing was added in the latter half of the 19th century. [2] Fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad were harbored in a secret room over the kitchen. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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. Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cooper House". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 35.

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