Fisher's Paradise
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Historic house in Delaware, United States
United States historic place
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| Location | 624 Pilottown Rd., Lewes, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′1′′N 75°9′26′′W / 38.78361°N 75.15722°W / 38.78361; -75.15722 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1780 |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000298 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1972 |
Fisher's Paradise, also known as Paradise Point , is a historic home located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The main house dates to about 1780, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, wood frame dwelling sheathed in cedar shingles. It has gable roof with dormers. The kitchen wing is the sole remaining portion of the original 1740s house that is incorporated in the present structure.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mrs. Robert Hunter Orr (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher's Paradise". and Accompanying four photos
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