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Bradford-Loockerman House

Coordinates: 39°9′19″N 75°31′24″W / 39.15528°N 75.52333°W / 39.15528; -75.52333
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Bradford-Loockerman House
Bradford-Loockerman House, January 2011
Bradford-Loockerman House is located in Delaware
Bradford-Loockerman House
Bradford-Loockerman House is located in the United States
Bradford-Loockerman House
Location419 S. State St., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates39°9′19″N 75°31′24″W / 39.15528°N 75.52333°W / 39.15528; -75.52333
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1742 (1742)
Built byLoockerman, Vincent
NRHP reference No.72000277[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1972

Bradford-Loockerman House, also known as the Loockerman House, is a historic home located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. The house is in two sections; one of brick and one frame. The original section dates from 1742 and is a 2+12-story, brick, nearly square five bay structure in a First Period English(late-Medieval) / early-Georgian style. Attached is a substantial later frame addition. It fronts directly on the sidewalk with no front dooryard, but has a large and very handsome garden behind the main house and on its south side.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] It is located in the Dover Green Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Rea Wilkie (February 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bradford-Loockerman House". National Park Service. and Accompanying eight photos
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