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Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware)

Coordinates: 39°44′53″N 75°32′41″W / 39.748141°N 75.544741°W / 39.748141; -75.544741
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Starr House
Starr House, January 2010
Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware)
Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware) is located in the United States
Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware)
Location1310 King St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°44′53″N 75°32′41″W / 39.748141°N 75.544741°W / 39.748141; -75.544741
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1801 (1801)–1806
NRHP reference No.71000232[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1971

Starr House, also known as the Michael VanKirk House, is a historic home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1801 and 1806, and is 2+12-story, brick dwelling with a gable roof. The house was restored in 1946 and considered the last example of colonial architecture in the city of Wilmington. Adjacent to the house is a mid-19th century frame summer kitchen, which contains a beehive oven, has been encased in brick.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] It is located in the East Brandywine Historic District.

Situated on a two-block section of King Street known historically as Wilmington's "Lawyers Row," Starr House is one of a complex of six buildings that serve as the offices of Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., one of Delaware's oldest law firms.[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. ^ Eleanor M. Webster (March 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Starr House". and Accompanying photo
  3. ^ "About the Firm : Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A." www.prickett.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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