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Starr House

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1804, Michael Van Kirk. 1310 King St.
  • (Photograph by Matthew Aungst)

Stonecutter Van Kirk built this Federal-style brick town house for himself and fabricated the marble exterior trim (the lintels banded with stone and brick are distinctive) and interior chimneypieces. He sold it to Jacob Starr, waterman, in 1806. It survived the explosion of three DuPont powder wagons on a nearby street in 1854, which cracked its yellow pine doors. The house remained in the Starr family until 1945, at which time it was recognized as one of the best preserved historic houses in Wilmington. Albert Kruse restored it for the new owner in 1946–1947, adding modern facilities, a shingle roof, and shutters. It became an attorney's office in 1954 and remains so today.

Writing Credits

Author: 
W. Barksdale Maynard
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What's Nearby

Hercules Inc. Headquarters
Wilmington Trust Center (United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House)
1105 North Market Street (Wilmington Tower)
Brandywine Pumping Station and Waterworks
North Market Street Bridge

Citation

W. Barksdale Maynard, "Starr House", [Wilmington, Delaware], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/DE-01-WL39.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Delaware

Buildings of Delaware, W. Barksdale Maynard. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, 110-110.

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