Moore House (Smyrna, Delaware)

Moore House
Location 511 W. Mt. Vernon St., Smyrna, Delaware
Coordinates 39°17′45″N 75°36′52″W / 39.29583°N 75.61444°W / 39.29583; -75.61444Coordinates: 39°17′45″N 75°36′52″W / 39.29583°N 75.61444°W / 39.29583; -75.61444
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1868 (1868)
Built by Moore, Robert
Architectural style Italianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 82001022[1]
Added to NRHP October 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

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Patricia Wright (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moore House" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying six photos


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