Fisher's Paradise
Fisher's Paradise | |
 Fisher's Paradise, July 2012 | |
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| Location | 624 Pilottown Rd., Lewes, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′1″N 75°9′26″W / 38.78361°N 75.15722°WCoordinates: 38°47′1″N 75°9′26″W / 38.78361°N 75.15722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1780 |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000298[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1972 |
Fisher's Paradise, also known as Paradise Point , is a historic home located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The main house dates to about 1780, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three bay, wood frame dwelling sheathed in cedar shingles. It has gable roof with dormers. The kitchen wing is the sole remaining portion of the original 1740s house that is incorporated in the present structure.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mrs. Robert Hunter Orr (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher's Paradise". and Accompanying four photos
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
- Houses completed in 1780
- Houses in Lewes, Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware
- Delaware Registered Historic Place stubs