1310 King St., Wilmington, Delaware. County/parish: New Castle.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 24, 1971. NRIS 71000232.
2 contributing buildings.Also known as:
Starr House, also known as the Michael VanKirk House, is a historic home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1801 and 1806, and is 2+1⁄2-story, brick dwelling with a gable roof. The house was restored in 1946 and considered the last example of colonial architecture in the city of Wilmington. Adjacent to the house is a mid-19th century frame summer kitchen, which contains a beehive oven, has been encased in brick.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the East Brandywine Historic District.
Situated on a two-block section of King Street known historically as Wilmington's "Lawyers Row," Starr House is one of a complex of six buildings that serve as the offices of Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., one of Delaware's oldest law firms.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75324279