Palmer Home

Palmer Home is a historic home for the aged located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It was built in 1907, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick structure with a gable roof in the Colonial Revival style. A two-story, flat roofed wing was added in 1930. The front facade features a hip roofed porch with Doric order columns and a square balustrade. It was built by the woman's organization The King's Daughters, and remained in operation until 1987.[2]

Palmer Home
Location115 American Ave., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates39°9′50″N 75°31′31″W
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
ArchitectVaux, William S.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.88001443[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1988

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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