Joseph Killgore House

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Joseph Killgore House
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Site of the former Joseph Killgore House, October 2011
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Location107 N. James St.,
Newport, Delaware
Coordinates 39°42′54″N75°36′36″W / 39.714985°N 75.609996°W / 39.714985; -75.609996
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleVernacular, hall-parlor
MPS Newport Delaware MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000627 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1993

Joseph Killgore House was a historic home located at Newport, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the second quarter of the 19th century, and was a two-story, three bay, frame dwelling with a gable roof in the saltbox style. It began as a 1+12-story, hall-parlor plan dwelling and later expanded. It was located next to the Killgore Hall commercial development. [2] The house was demolished about 2000.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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. Peter E. Kurtze (April 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Joseph Killgore House". National Park Service. and accompanying photo