Milton Historic District is a national

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located at Milton,

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. It includes 188 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the

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and surrounding residential areas of Milton. The district includes much of Union, Federal, Broad, Chestnut, and Mill Streets, and encompasses a wide variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings from the late-18th century to the early-20th century. Union, Broad and Chestnut Streets include many examples of Gothic Revival and vernacular building styles popular in the 19th century, while Federal Street is noted for larger homes that include many Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Federal style homes, as well as Gothic Revival and vernacular styles. Notable non-residential buildings on Union Street include the Lydia B. Cannon Museum building (formerly Grace Church, 1859), the "Irish Eyes" restaurant (two storefronts built in 1910), and the Milton Theater (1939). On Federal Street, there are the Sussex Trust, Title and Safe Deposit Company building (1901, now housing a hair salon), and the Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist (1877).. Located in the district and separately listed are the Draper-Adkins House, Hazzard House, and Gov. James Ponder House. and ' It was added to the

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in 1982, with a boundary increase in 2022. File:Milton Hist Society Museum Sussex Co DE.JPG, Lydia B, Cannon Museum, home of the Milton Historical Society, on Union Street File:416 Union Milton Sussex Co DE.JPG, 416 Union St. File:326 Union Milton Sussex Co DE.JPG, 326 Union St. File:Sussex Co Title Trust & Coffee Federal St Milton DE.JPG, Former Sussex Trust, Title and Safe Deposit Co. building on Federal Street, completed 1901 File:120 Federal Milton Sussex Co DE.JPG, 120 Federal St.

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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Historic districts in Sussex County, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware

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