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Dover Green Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Dover Green Historic District, January 2011
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Location	Bounded by Governors Ave., North, South, and East Sts., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates	39°09′05″N 75°32′13″W / 39.15139°N 75.53694°W / 39.15139; -75.53694
Area	50.1 acres (20.3 ha)
Architect	Reynolds, Alonzo
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Italianate, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	77000383
Added to NRHP	May 5, 1977

Dover Green Historic District is a national historic district located at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses 79 contributing buildings centered on The Green and including most of the inhabited part of 18th century Dover. Notable buildings include the Eagle Tavern (bef. 1791), Kent County Court House (1875), Baptist Church-Dover Century Club (1852), King Dougall House and Store House, Parke-Ridgely House (1728), and a number of 19th century Italianate-style commercial buildings. Also located in the district are the separately listed Bradford-Loockerman House, Christ Church, and Old Statehouse.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The Green also became part of First State National Historical Park on March 25, 2013, and is administered in cooperation with the National Park Service.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Susanne N, Fox and Edward F. Heite (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dover Green Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 50 photos
3. "Frequently Asked Questions - First State National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-144, "Parke-Ridgely House, 7 The Green, Dover, Kent County, DE", 8 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page

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