Dr. John W. Messick House and Office

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Dr. John W. Messick House and Office
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Location144 E. Market St., Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates 38°41′30″N75°23′01″W / 38.6917°N 75.3836°W / 38.6917; -75.3836
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1876 (1876)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival, Second Empire, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 87001499 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1987

Dr. John W. Messick House and Office is a historic home and office located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1876 and is a 1+12-story, three-bay, L-shaped frame dwelling with a two-story, five-bay rear wing. It has a recessed turret structure attached at the front as a fourth bay. The house is in a Late Gothic Revival style with a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. [2]

The site 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. Richard B. Carter (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dr. John W. Messick House and Office". and Accompanying four photos