Killgore Hall

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Killgore Hall
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Site of the former Joseph Killgore House, October 2011
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Location101 N. James St., Newport, Delaware
Coordinates 39°42′53″N75°36′36″W / 39.714812°N 75.609967°W / 39.714812; -75.609967
Arealess than one acre
Built1883 (1883)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Newport Delaware MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000630 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1993

Killgore Hall, also known as Wroten's Hardware, was a historic commercial building located at Newport, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1883, and was a three-story, three bay by six bay, brick building with a flat roof and overhanging cornice. It has a one-story, one bay extension. A three-story porch spanned the east facade, with Colonial Revival columns and square balusters. It was located next to the Joseph Killgore House. [2] The building 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: Killgore Hall". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos