Robert Davis Farmhouse was a historic farmhouse located near Millsboro,

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. It was built about 1900, as a two-story, five bay, single pile, wood-frame building with

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siding. It had a gable roof, with a cross gable and lancet window. Also on the property were two contributing log

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s. It was added to the

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in 1979. It is listed on the Delaware Cultural and Historic Resources GIS system as destroyed or demolished.

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