James McColley House is a historic home located at

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. It is a two-story, five bay, brick and frame dwelling in two sections. The brick section is the older section and dates to about 1790. It is in the full Georgian plan. Sometime during the second quarter of the 19th century, the house was changed to a Victorian Gothic Revival style. The house has a double entrance door and cross-gable roof with box

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and decorative brackets. and It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Georgian architecture in Delaware Gothic Revival architecture in Delaware Houses in Milford, Delaware Houses in Kent County, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub