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Perry–Shockley House

Coordinates: 38°35′15″N 75°17′41″W / 38.58750°N 75.29472°W / 38.58750; -75.29472
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Perry–Shockley House
Perry–Shockley House is located in Delaware
Perry–Shockley House
Perry–Shockley House is located in the United States
Perry–Shockley House
Location219 Washington St., Millsboro, Delaware
Coordinates38°35′15″N 75°17′41″W / 38.58750°N 75.29472°W / 38.58750; -75.29472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1901 (1901)
Built byPerry, John
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.85002008[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1985

Perry–Shockley House, also known as the Shockley House, was a historic home located at Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1901, and was a 2+12-story, "T"-plan, wood frame dwelling with a hipped roof in the Queen Anne style. It had a two-story, gable roofed rear wing and one-story wraparound porch.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

The house was heavily damaged in a March 2014 fire and no longer exists.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Richard B. Carter (November 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Perry–Shockley House". and Accompanying 12 photos
  3. ^ https://www.capegazette.com/article/millsboro-funeral-home-fire-ruled-accidental/61900