The Kenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Kenton. Except for a few houses that date from the early settlement of the crossroads at the end of the 18th century, most of the buildings in the district date from the last half of the 19th century and more specifically from the 1870s and 1880s. The oldest buildings are the Wilds-Prettyman House (c. 1795) and the Wilds-Cooper House (c. 1780). Other notable buildings include the Kenton Methodist Church (1876), Brick Lodge, Thomas Lamb House (c. 1850), Guessford House (c. 1850), and Queen Anne style "Spindle and Spool" House.[2]
^Stephen G. Del Sordo (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kenton Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 33 photos
kenton, historic, district, confused, with, kenton, commercial, historic, district, portland, oregon, national, historic, district, located, kenton, kent, county, delaware, encompasses, contributing, buildings, crossroads, community, kenton, except, houses, th. Not to be confused with Kenton Commercial Historic District Portland Oregon The Kenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Kenton Kent County Delaware It encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Kenton Except for a few houses that date from the early settlement of the crossroads at the end of the 18th century most of the buildings in the district date from the last half of the 19th century and more specifically from the 1870s and 1880s The oldest buildings are the Wilds Prettyman House c 1795 and the Wilds Cooper House c 1780 Other notable buildings include the Kenton Methodist Church 1876 Brick Lodge Thomas Lamb House c 1850 Guessford House c 1850 and Queen Anne style Spindle and Spool House 2 Kenton Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtWilds Prettyman House Kenton Historic District September 2012Show map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesLocationCommerce St Kenton DelawareCoordinates39 13 36 N 75 39 13 W 39 22667 N 75 65361 W 39 22667 75 65361Area9 2 acres 3 7 ha Architectural styleQueen AnneMPSKenton Hundred MRANRHP reference No 83001396 1 Added to NRHPAugust 29 1983 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 1 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Stephen G Del Sordo March 1983 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Kenton Historic District National Park Service and accompanying 33 photos This article about a property in Delaware on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenton Historic District amp oldid 1169231742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
