Victorian Dover Historic District Explained

Victorian Dover Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Silver Lake, St. Jones River, North and Queen Sts., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates:39.1642°N -75.5264°W
Builder:Bradford, Rev. Thomas B.
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Gothic Revival
Added:July 16, 1979
Refnum:79000622

Victorian Dover Historic District is a national historic district located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses 482 contributing buildings representative of the community's commercial, domestic and industrial development between the first quarter of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century. Notable buildings include the Wesley United Methodist Church (c. 1850), Whatcoat United Methodist Church (1871-1872), Dover's Railroad Station (1860s, 1911), Capitol Theatre (1903-1904), and Priscilla Block (1896). Located in the district is the separately listed John Bullen House.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79000622}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Victorian Dover Historic District]. Joan Norton Larrivee and Madeline Dunn Hite. August 1978. National Park Service. and