McCoy House, also known as the AuClaire School and Gingerbread House, is a historic home located at Kirkwood,

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. It was built between 1892 and 1897, and is a 28-room, -story, six-bay, brick house. It features a wraparound

verandah A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure. Although the form ''veran ...

, steep gable roof, and is covered in brown glazed tiles imported from

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. It is considered one of the most unusual structures in the State of Delaware and reflects the builder's unique expression of the European Arts and Crafts movement. and It was added to the

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in 1973.

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* Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses completed in 1897 Houses in New Castle County, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub