Palmer Home

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Palmer Home
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Location115 American Ave., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates 39°9′50″N75°31′31″W / 39.16389°N 75.52528°W / 39.16389; -75.52528 Coordinates: 39°9′50″N75°31′31″W / 39.16389°N 75.52528°W / 39.16389; -75.52528
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectVaux, William S.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 88001443 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1988

Palmer Home is a historic home for the aged located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1907, and is a 2+12-story, brick structure with a gable roof in the Colonial Revival style. A two-story, flat roofed wing was added in 1930. The front facade features a hip roofed porch with Doric order columns and a square balustrade. It was built by the woman's organization The King's Daughters, and remained in operation until 1987. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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. Susanne Neale Fox (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Palmer Home". National Park Service. and Accompanying 18 photos