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Moore House (Smyrna, Delaware)

Coordinates: 39°17′45″N 75°36′51″W / 39.295944°N 75.614211°W / 39.295944; -75.614211
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Moore House
Moore House (Smyrna, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Moore House (Smyrna, Delaware)
Moore House (Smyrna, Delaware) is located in the United States
Moore House (Smyrna, Delaware)
Location511 W. Mt. Vernon St., Smyrna, Delaware
Coordinates39°17′45″N 75°36′51″W / 39.295944°N 75.614211°W / 39.295944; -75.614211
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1868 (1868)
Built byMoore, Robert
Architectural styleItalianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.82001022[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1982

Moore House is a historic home located at Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware. It built between in 1868, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with Italianate and Gothic Revival style decorative detail. It has an unusual, off-set double-pile, "house-on-house" plan. It has a cross-gable roof with a distinctive cornice and a wraparound porch.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Patricia Wright (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moore House". National Park Service. and accompanying six photos