Thomas Davis House is a historic home located at Kenton,

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 ...

. The house was built about 1790, and is a two-story, five-bay, center hall plan brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a gable roof and the front facade features an entrance

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cu ...

replaced in the early 20th century. It has a rear wing added about 1840. The wing is in the

Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...

style. and It was listed on the

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in 1983.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Federal architecture in Delaware Greek Revival houses 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