Palmer Home | |
Location | 115 American Ave., Dover, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°9′50″N 75°31′31″W / 39.16389°N 75.52528°W |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Architect | Vaux, William S. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 88001443 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 1988 |
Palmer Home is a historic home for the aged located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1907, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick structure with a gable roof in the Colonial Revival style. A two-story, flat roofed wing was added in 1930. The front facade features a hip roofed porch with Doric order columns and a square balustrade. It was built by the woman's organization The King's Daughters, and remained in operation until 1987. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]