Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware)

Starr House
Starr House, January 2010
Location1310 King St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°44′53″N 75°32′41″W / 39.748141°N 75.544741°W / 39.748141; -75.544741
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1801 (1801)–1806
NRHP reference No.71000232[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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+12-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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 April 24, 2021.