Draper House (Milford, Delaware)

Draper House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1870, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall, frame dwelling originally built in the Victorian Gothic style. It was remodeled in the early-20th century with elements of Queen Anne and Classical Revival building traditions. It has a hipped roof with dormers, a telescoping turret, a truncated tower, a second floor projecting bay with a Palladian window, and a full three-sided porch with a shadow curve supported by Ionic order columns. From 1948 to 1953, it was owned by the Milford Hospital and used by them as housing for nurses.[2]

Draper House
Location200 Lakeview Ave., Milford, Delaware
Coordinates38°54′36″N 75°26′0″W
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne
MPSMilford MRA
NRHP reference No.82002365[1]
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1982

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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