Palmer Home
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Palmer Home | |
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| Location | 115 American Ave., Dover, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°9′50″N 75°31′31″W / 39.16389°N 75.52528°WCoordinates: 39°9′50″N 75°31′31″W / 39.16389°N 75.52528°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 88001443[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 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 1/2-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]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Susanne Neale Fox (May 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Palmer Home" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 18 photos
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