page_title: Kenton Historic District
hierarchical_section_title: Kenton Historic District
caption_attribution_description: English: THIS HOUSE IS PART OF THE KENTON HISTORIC DISTRICT LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF ROUTES 300 AND 42. ON THE NPS NOMINATING FORM IT IS LISTED AS THE WILDS-PRETTYMAN HOUSE BUT ON THE HOUSE IT IS LISTED AS THE BAILEY HOUSE. IN BOTH CASES THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION IS CIRCA 1780 AND THE NPS DESCRIPTION IS ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL TO THE HOUSE PICTURED. ROUTE 42 IS ALSO COMMERCE STREET ON WHICH THE DISTRICT IS MAINLY LOCATED This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 83001396 More images
context_page_description: The Kenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Kenton. Except for a few houses that date from the early settlement of the crossroads at the end of the 18th century, most of the buildings in the district date from the last half of the 19th century and more specifically from the 1870s and 1880s. The oldest buildings are the Wilds-Prettyman House and the Wilds-Cooper House. Other notable buildings include the Kenton Methodist Church, Brick Lodge, Thomas Lamb House, Guessford House, and Queen Anne style "Spindle and Spool" House.
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
context_section_description: The Kenton Historic District is a national historic district located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware.  It encompasses 28 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Kenton.  Except for a few houses that date from the early settlement of the crossroads at the end of the 18th century, most of the buildings in the district date from the last half of the 19th century and more specifically from the 1870s and 1880s. The oldest buildings are the Wilds-Prettyman House (c. 1795) and the Wilds-Cooper House (c. 1780).  Other notable buildings include the Kenton Methodist Church (1876), Brick Lodge, Thomas Lamb House (c. 1850), Guessford House (c. 1850), and Queen Anne style "Spindle and Spool" House.
  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
caption: Wilds-Prettyman House, Kenton Historic District, September 2012
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