National Register of Historic Places - Delaware (DE), Kent County

Kent County Delaware (Page 4) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Wilkerson, J. H., & Son Brickworks and Woodlawn, Wheel of Fortune, White--Warren Tenant House and Wilds, David, House.

The famous person John A. Nicholson is associated with one of more of the Kent County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kent County places including Delaware Railroad Co., Townsend, B.W. and and Bro.. Prominent architectural styles found in Kent Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Wheel of Fortune (added 1973 - - #73000498)

S of Leipsic off DE 9 , Leipsic

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Nicholson,John A.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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White--Warren Tenant House (added 2001 - - #01001009)

Also known as K-3023

NE side of DE 261 , Sandtown

Linda Roy Walls, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Wilds, David, House (added 1983 - - #83004547)

DE 42 , Kenton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Wilkerson, J. H., & Son Brickworks (added 1978 - - #78000892)

Off SR 409 , Milford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Williams, James, House (added 1983 - - #83001382)

DE 42 , Kenton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Woodlawn (added 1982 - - #82001863)

Also known as Thomas Englund House

SE of Smyrna on US 13 , Smyrna

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant

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Woodley, Jonathan, House (added 1982 - - #82002318)

Main St. , Little Creek

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Woodside Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1996 - - #96000107)

Also known as CRS#: K-5613;Woodside United Methodist Church

Main St., North Murderkill Hundred , Woodside

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Townsend, B.W., and Bro.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Wright-Carry House (added 1983 - - #83001383)

Commerce St. , Kenton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Wyoming Historic District (added 1987 - - #86003037)

Also known as See Also:Wyoming Railroad Station

Roughly bounded by Front St., Rodney Ave., Southern Blvd., and Mechanic St. , Wyoming

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Wyoming Railroad Station (added 1980 - - #80000931)

E. Railroad Ave. , Wyoming

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Delaware Railroad Co.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

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Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1994 - - #94001388)

Also known as Zion AME Church;K-6613

Center St. , Camden

Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Black, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

More Information:

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