The Felton Historic District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located at
Felton,
Delaware
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, United States, that is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Description
The district encompasses 162 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in the town of Felton built between 1856 and 1940. The district includes a number of 19th and 20th century commercial, institutional, and residential buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Queen Anne and Delaware vernacular. Notable buildings include the United
Methodist
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Church, Fountain House Hotel,
Odd Fellows Hall, the Jackson hotel,
Knights of Pythias
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Hall, the Alvin B. Connor House, the Godwin house, Hargardine House, and the Former Public School.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
January 26, 1988.[
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See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Kent County, Delaware
References
External links
Queen Anne architecture in Delaware
Historic districts in Kent County, Delaware
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware
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