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Durham-Shores House

Coordinates: 39°11′46″N 75°33′49″W / 39.19611°N 75.56361°W / 39.19611; -75.56361
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Durham-Shores House
Durham-Shores House is located in Delaware
Durham-Shores House
Durham-Shores House is located in the United States
Durham-Shores House
LocationE side of DE 15, Dupont Station, Delaware
Coordinates39°11′46″N 75°33′49″W / 39.19611°N 75.56361°W / 39.19611; -75.56361
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1860, c. 1910
MPSHouse and Garden in Central Delaware MPS
NRHP reference No.01001005[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 2001

Durham-Shores House is a historic home located near Dupont Station, Kent County, Delaware. It is an L-shaped dwelling constructed in two parts. Its original plan was as a "house and garden" style dwelling a 1 1/2-half-story, two-bay dwelling containing a single finished room on the ground floor and a second room above. The original section was built about 1860. A two-story, four-bay, block built about 1910, forms the stem of the "L."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[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. ^ Rebecca Sheppard; Anna Andrzelewski; Deidre McCarthy (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Durham-Shores House". National Park Service. and accompanying eight photos