Starr House
Starr House, also known as the Michael VanKirk House, is a historic home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1801 and 1806, and is 2+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gable roof.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Jacob Starr House” and “Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware)”
- Address: 1310 North King Street, Wilmington
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse and Wilmington Club.
United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse
Heritage site
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Main Post Office and the Wilmington Trust Headquarters, is a historic post office, courthouse, and custom house, located on Rodney Square in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse is situated 730 feet southwest of Starr House.
Wilmington Club
Heritage site
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Wilmington Club, also known as the John Merrick House, is a historic clubhouse located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It was designed by architect Thomas Dixon and built in 1863, as a three-story, five bay "T"-plan brownstone dwelling in the Italianate style. Wilmington Club is situated 840 feet southwest of Starr House.
Rodney Square
Park
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rodney Square is the public square and historic district in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, United States, named after American Revolutionary leader Caesar Rodney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Brandywine Historic District and Rodney Square Historic District.
East Brandywine Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
East Brandywine Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 189 contributing buildings located east of the central business district of Wilmington dating from the late-18th to the early-20th century.
Rodney Square Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Rodney Square Historic District is a neighborhood.
Brandywine Village
Neighborhood
Brandywine Village was an early center of U.S. industrialization located on the Brandywine River in what is now Wilmington, Delaware. The Brandywine crosses the Fall Line just north of Wilmington, and descends from about 160 feet above sea level in Chadds Ford to just a few feet above sea level in Wilmington.
Starr House
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.74813° or 39° 44′ 53″ northLongitude
-75.54472° or 75° 32′ 41″ westOpen location code
87F6PFX4+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 368304467OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q14685783
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In Other Languages
“Starr House” goes by many names.
- French: “Starr House”
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