Tharp House is a historic home located near Farmington,

Kent County, Delaware Kent County is a County (United States), county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county ...

; it was the home of Delaware Governor

William Tharp William Tharp (November 27, 1803 – January 9, 1865) was an American politician from Milford, Delaware, Milford in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware Ge ...

(1803–1865). It is a -story, four-bay frame structure, with a three-bay brick rear portion. It also has a rear wing, which is thought to have been a kitchen outbuilding joined to the main body of the house. and It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1973.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses completed in 1847 Houses in Kent County, Delaware 1847 establishments in Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Delaware U.S. Route 13 {{Delaware-NRHP-stub