Kenton Historic District
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.Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kenton Post Office and Cooper House.
Kenton Post Office
Historic building
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The Kenton Post Office is a historic post office building on Maine Street in Kenton, Delaware. It is a two-story Italianate building that was built in 1881 by Francis Greenwell. Kenton Post Office is situated 480 feet south of Kenton Historic District.
Cooper House
House
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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.
Wright-Carry House
House
Wright-Carry House is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was built about 1880, and is a two-story, three-bay, center hall plan frame structure with a two-story rear wing. Wright-Carry House is situated 720 feet south of Kenton Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenton and Seven Hickories.
Kenton
Village
Kenton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan statistical area. The population was 215 in 2020.
Seven Hickories
Locality
Seven Hickories is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Seven Hickories is at the intersection of Delaware Route 15 and Delaware Route 42, west of Cheswold and east of Kenton. Seven Hickories is situated 2 miles southeast of Kenton Historic District.
Dinahs Corner
Hamlet
Dinahs Corner is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dinahs Corner is located at the intersection of Pearsons Corner Road and Dinahs Corner Road, northwest of Dover. Dinahs Corner is situated 3 miles south of Kenton Historic District.
Kenton Historic District
- Type: Protected area
- Description: historic district in Delaware, United States
- Categories: historic district, heritage site, and historic site
- Location: Kent County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.22834° or 39° 13′ 42″ northLongitude
-75.66433° or 75° 39′ 52″ westOpen location code
87F668HP+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 462897321OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q6392083
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