Grier House, Milford

Name: Grier House
Address: Milford, United States

#8 among attractions in Milford

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Grier House, also known as Rogers Funderal Home, is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1890, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall, frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It has hipped roof is pierced with dormers that have rounded window cornice heads. It features a projecting center bay that includes the entrance block, a Palladian window, and a two-story portico with slender, paired, fluted Ionic order columns. A porch extends a round the side and on the other side is a porte cochere. Between 1921 and 1923 the owner, Dr. Frank L. Grier, remodelled the house. The house was used as a funeral home. ()

Built: 1890 (135 years ago)Coordinates: 38°54'32"N, 75°26'7"W

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Grier House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christ Church, Parson Thorne Mansion, Silver Lake, Mill House.

0.5 miN
Church
Christ Church, Milford
13 min walk • Christ Church is an historic Episcopal church and cemetery located at 3rd and Church Streets in Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The original section was started in 1791, with construction continuing until 1835. Between 1863 and 1894, the church underwent several alterations and additions.
~1710 ftN
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Parson Thorne Mansion, Milford
9 min walk • Parson Thorne Mansion, also known as Silver Hill, is a historic mansion located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The mansion is located across from the Mill House.
~1000 ftN
Natural attraction, Lake
Silver Lake, Milford
5 min walk • Silver Lake is a privately owned brackish water pond in Milford, Delaware. It is located by the headwaters of the Mispillion River. Haven Lake is adjacent to Silver Lake. U.S. Route 113 travels between the two lakes, crossing the Mispillion River.
~1540 ftN
Georgian architecture
Mill House, Milford
8 min walk • Mill House is a historic home located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The house is located across from the Parson Thorne Mansion. It is a late-18th century, two-story, three bay, brick dwelling with a frame rear wing. It has a 2/3 Georgian side hall plan. It was owned by Delaware Governor Peter F.
~1640 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture
New Century Club, Milford
8 min walk • Milford New Century Club is a historic women's club house in Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA. It was built in 1885 as a schoolhouse for the Classical Academy. It is a one-story, "T"-shaped building with a gable roof in the Late Gothic Revival style.
0.6 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Bank House, Milford
15 min walk • Bank House is a historic home located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware, United States. It was built between 1854 and 1857, and is a three-story, five-bay, brick Greek Revival-style dwelling.
~700 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Draper House, Milford
4 min walk • Draper House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1870, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall, frame dwelling originally built in the Victorian Gothic style.
0.8 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Egglinton Hall, Milford
20 min walk • Egglinton Hall is a historic home located in Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. The house was constructed by Henry Egglinton circa 1790 and is noted for its Greek Revival features, particularly the two-story porch added in 1828. Reverend Truston P.
0.5 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Dr. Dawson House, Milford
14 min walk • Dr. Dawson House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the mid-19th century, and is a two-story, five bay, frame building with a steep gable roof with cross gable and lancet windows in the Gothic Revival style.
~1420 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
James McColley House, Milford
7 min walk • James McColley House is a historic home located at Milford in Kent County, Delaware. It is a two-story, five bay, brick and frame dwelling in two sections. The brick section is the older section and dates to about 1790. It is in the full Georgian plan.

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Which popular attractions are close to Grier House?

Nearby attractions include Draper House, Milford (4 min walk), Silver Lake, Milford (5 min walk), James McColley House, Milford (7 min walk), Mill House, Milford (8 min walk).