Robert Hill House, also known as "Alley," was a historic home located at Kenton,

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. The house dated to the last decade of the 18th century, and was a two-story, three bay, side hall plan brick dwelling in the

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style. It had a gable roof and the front facade features a simple entrance

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. The rear wing was extended in the late-19th century with the addition of a frame wing. and It was listed on the

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in 1983. The house was demolished between 2009 and 2011.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Federal architecture in Delaware Houses completed in 1790 Houses in Kent County, Delaware Kenton, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub