Robert Hill House

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Robert Hill House
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LocationDelaware Route 6, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates 39°16′33″N75°41′21″W / 39.27583°N 75.68917°W / 39.27583; -75.68917
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Builtc. 1790 (1790)
Architectural styleFederal
MPS Kenton Hundred MRA
NRHP reference No. 83001371 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1983

Robert Hill House, also known as "Alley," was a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house dated to the last decade of the 18th century, and was a two-story, three-bay, side hall plan brick dwelling in the Federal style. It had a gable roof and the front facade features a simple entrance portico. The rear wing was extended in the late-19th century with the addition of a frame wing. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The house was demolished between 2009 and 2011.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Robert Hill House". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos