Draper House (Milford, Delaware)

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Draper House
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Location200 Lakeview Ave., Milford, Delaware
Coordinates 38°54′36″N75°26′0″W / 38.91000°N 75.43333°W / 38.91000; -75.43333
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne
MPS Milford MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002365 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1982

Draper House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1870, and is a two-story, five-bay, center hall, frame dwelling originally built in the Victorian Gothic style. It was remodeled in the early-20th century with elements of Queen Anne and Classical Revival building traditions. It has a hipped roof with dormers, a telescoping turret, a truncated tower, a second floor projecting bay with a Palladian window, and a full three-sided porch with a shadow curve supported by Ionic order columns. From 1948 to 1953, it was owned by the Milford Hospital and used by them as housing for nurses. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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: Draper House". and Accompanying photo