Dr. Dawson House, Milford

#13 among attractions in Milford

Gothic Revival architecture

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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. It has a one-story side wing and two-story rear wing. A porch covers the middle three bays on the main house. It was originally built as two separate, but neighboring, structures that were joined at an unknown date. Dr. Dawson used part of the house as an office. ()

Coordinates: 38°54'43"N, 75°25'34"W

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Milford United States

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Dr. Dawson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.4 miNW
Church
Christ Church, Milford
11 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.
0.5 miW
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Parson Thorne Mansion, Milford
13 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.
0.6 miW
Natural attraction, Lake
Silver Lake, Milford
15 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.
0.5 miW
Georgian architecture
Mill House, Milford
12 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.
~1510 ftW
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.
~1430 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
Bank House, Milford
7 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.
0.4 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Draper House, Milford
11 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.
~1760 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Egglinton Hall, Milford
9 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 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
James McColley House, Milford
13 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 Dr. Dawson House?

Nearby attractions include Bank House, Milford (7 min walk), New Century Club, Milford (8 min walk), Egglinton Hall, Milford (9 min walk), Christ Church, Milford (11 min walk).