Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware)

	Starr House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Starr House, January 2010
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Location	1310 King St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°44′53″N 75°32′41″W / 39.748141°N 75.544741°WCoordinates: 39°44′53″N 75°32′41″W / 39.748141°N 75.544741°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1801–1806
NRHP reference No.	71000232
Added to NRHP	March 24, 1971

Starr House, also known as the Michael VanKirk House, is a historic home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1801 and 1806, and is 2+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gable roof. The house was restored in 1946 and considered the last example of colonial architecture in the city of Wilmington. Adjacent to the house is a mid-19th century frame summer kitchen, which contains a beehive oven, has been encased in brick.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1] It is located in the East Brandywine Historic District.

Situated on a two-block section of King Street known historically as Wilmington's "Lawyers Row," Starr House is one of a complex of six buildings that serve as the offices of Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., one of Delaware's oldest law firms.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Eleanor M. Webster (March 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Starr House". and Accompanying photo
^ "About the Firm : Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A." www.prickett.com. Retrieved Apr 24, 2021.

External links[]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-26, "Jacob Starr House, 1310 North King Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE", 6 photos, 7 measured drawings, 2 data pages, supplemental material

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHPnom-2] Eleanor M. Webster (March 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Starr House". and Accompanying photo

[3] "About the Firm : Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A." www.prickett.com. Retrieved Apr 24, 2021.

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