Frederica Historic District

Historic district in Delaware, United States

United States historic place


Frederica Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Hathorn House, c. 1750
39°00′27″N 75°28′03″W / 39.00750°N 75.46750°W / 39.00750; -75.46750
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Built	c. 1750 (1750)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.	77000385^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1977

The Frederica Historic District is a national historic district located at Frederica, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses 118 contributing buildings in the town of Frederica. The oldest buildings date to the middle of the 18th century. The district includes a number of 18th and 19th century commercial and residential buildings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, and Federal. Notable buildings include Trinity Methodist Church (1856), Robbins Hardware Store, the Hathorn House, Wootten Store, John Dill Store, Robert Dill House, firehouse, post office, and the Governor Hall House (1828, c. 1861), the home of Delaware Governor John W. Hall (1817-1892).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

Rear of Hathorn House
Trinity United Methodist Church
John Dill Store
113 Market Street
109 Market Street

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Sue Fox and Linda Lounsbury (1976–1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frederica Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 24 photos