Carlisle House is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1794, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame building with a gable roof with dormers. It has a two-story rear wing and two side wings; one a conservatory and the other a garage. It has a pent roof across the front with a pedimented entrance hood supported by paired Doric order columns. The house was built by a ship's carpenter, David West, and is one of the last surviving artifacts from a once prosperous shipbuilding industry.[2]
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| Location | 205 S. Front St., Milford, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′45″N 75°25′32″W / 38.91250°N 75.42556°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1794 |
| Built by | West, David |
| MPS | Milford MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002364[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 22, 1982 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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