Old Post Office (Kirkwood, Delaware)
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Old Post Office | |
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| Location | Kirkwood and St. Georges Rd., Kirkwood, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°34′15″N 75°41′49″W / 39.57083°N 75.69694°WCoordinates: 39°34′15″N 75°41′49″W / 39.57083°N 75.69694°W |
| Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
| Built | c. 1870 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Other, Mansard |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Red Lion Hundred MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 82002330[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 8, 1982 |
Old Post Office is a historic home and post office building located at Kirkwood, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1870, and is a two-story, five bay, frame double house with a mansard roof in the Second Empire style. The roof has decorative slate and the front facade features a full-width porch supported by five chamfered, wooden posts. Part of the house was once occupied by a post office and store.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Richard T. Jett and Gretchen Fitting (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Post Office". National Park Service. and accompanying photo
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