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| Location | DE 300, Kenton, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°13′40″N 75°39′49″W / 39.22778°N 75.66361°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1794 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000495 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1973 |
Cooper House, also known as Wilds House, is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware, United States. The house was built about 1794, as a two-story, three-bay, side hall plan stuccoed brick structure. A two-story rear wing was added in the latter half of the 19th century. [2] Fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad were harbored in a secret room over the kitchen. [3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cooper House". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 35.
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