Draper House (Milford, Delaware)

Draper House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	200 Lakeview Ave., Milford, Delaware
Coordinates	38°54′36″N 75°26′0″W / 38.91000°N 75.43333°WCoordinates: 38°54′36″N 75°26′0″W / 38.91000°N 75.43333°W
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1870
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne
MPS	Milford MRA
NRHP Reference #	82002365[1]
Added to NRHP	April 22, 1982

Draper House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1870, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall, frame dwelling originally built in the Victorian Gothic style. It was remodeled in the early-20th century with elements of Queen Anne and Classical Revival building traditions. It has a hipped roof with dormers, a telescoping turret, a truncated tower, a second floor projecting bay with a Palladian window, and a full three-sided porch with a shadow curve supported by Ionic order columns. From 1948 to 1953, it was owned by the Milford Hospital and used by them as housing for nurses.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Draper House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo