Edgar and Rachel Ross House

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Edgar and Rachel Ross House
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Location413 High St., Seaford, Delaware
Coordinates 38°38′36″N75°36′36″W / 38.64333°N 75.61000°W / 38.64333; -75.61000 Coordinates: 38°38′36″N75°36′36″W / 38.64333°N 75.61000°W / 38.64333; -75.61000
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1894 (1894)-1897
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Bungalow/craftsman, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 97001118 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1997

Edgar and Rachel Ross House is a historic home located at Seaford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built between 1894 and 1897, and is a 2+12-story, brick and frame dwelling in the American Foursquare style. It has a hipped roof with dormers, one-story wraparound porch with Colonial Revival-style columns, and two-story frame ell with a gable roof added between 1897 and 1904. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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. Mark G. Rayburn (June 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgar and Rachel Ross House". and Accompanying eight photos