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Pharo House - Middletown, DE
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N 39° 27.013 W 075° 41.771
18S E 440099 N 4366970
A historic home in Middletown, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WM17J2Z
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2023
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Pharo House, also known as The Pratt House, is a historic home located in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built around 1885, and is a 2+1/2-story, five bay "L"-shaped frame dwelling with a steep gable roof. It has a one-story, flat roofed addition on the ell added in the 1940s. It features two four-window bays that project from the main block and a full width front porch. Also on the property are the contributing granary or barn, battery house, and Big Chicken House or Breeder House.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984."
Street address: Odessa and Silver Lake Rds. , Middletown
![](/images/spacer.gif) County / Borough / Parish: New Castle County
![](/images/spacer.gif) Year listed: 1984
![](/images/spacer.gif) Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
![](/images/spacer.gif) Periods of significance: 1875-1899
![](/images/spacer.gif) Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
![](/images/spacer.gif) Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
![](/images/spacer.gif) Privately owned?: yes
![](/images/spacer.gif) Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
![](/images/spacer.gif) Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
![](/images/spacer.gif) Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
![](/images/spacer.gif) National Historic Landmark Link: [Web Link]
![](/images/spacer.gif) Season start / Season finish: Not listed
![](/images/spacer.gif) Hours of operation: Not listed
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