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Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware)

Coordinates: 39°13′40″N 75°39′49″W / 39.22778°N 75.66361°W / 39.22778; -75.66361
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Cooper House
Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware)
Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware) is located in the United States
Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware)
LocationDE 300, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates39°13′40″N 75°39′49″W / 39.22778°N 75.66361°W / 39.22778; -75.66361
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1794 (1794)
NRHP reference No.73000495[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1973

Cooper House, also known as Wilds House, is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware, United States. The house was built about 1794, as a two-story, three-bay, side hall plan stuccoed brick structure. A two-story rear wing was added in the latter half of the 19th century.[2] Fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad were harbored in a secret room over the kitchen.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[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. ^ Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cooper House". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 35.

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