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Pharo House

Coordinates: 39°27′01″N 75°41′46″W / 39.450242°N 75.696171°W / 39.450242; -75.696171
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Pharo House
House in 2013
Pharo House is located in Delaware
Pharo House
Pharo House is located in the United States
Pharo House
Location100 Silver Lake Road, Middletown, Delaware
Coordinates39°27′01″N 75°41′46″W / 39.450242°N 75.696171°W / 39.450242; -75.696171
Area10.5 acres (4.2 ha)
Builtc. 1885 (1885)
NRHP reference No.84000850[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1984

Pharo House, also known as The Pratt House, is a historic home located in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built around 1885, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay L-shaped frame dwelling with a steep gable roof. It has a one-story, flat-roofed addition on the ell added in the 1940s. It features two four-window bays that project from the main block and a full width front porch. Also on the property are the contributing granary or barn, battery house, and Big Chicken House or Breeder House.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Priscilla M. Thompson (February 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pharo House". National Park Service. and accompanying 10 photos