Fennimore Store is a historic commercial building located at Leipsic, Kent County, Delaware. It was built between 1840 and 1860, and is a two-story, hipped roofed frame structure clad in weatherboard siding. It features a full-width porch on two sides. It is representative of mid-19th-century commercial vernacular architecture. It has housed a general store, grocery and gas station, muskrat skinner's store and antique shop at various periods.[2]
Fennimore Store | |
 Fennimore Store, September 2012 | |
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| Location | Main, Lombard, and Front Sts., Leipsic, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°14′27″N 75°30′51″W / 39.24083°N 75.51417°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1840-1860 |
| MPS | Leipsic and Little Creek MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002314[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Stephen Del Sordo; et al. (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fennimore Store". National Park Service. and accompanying photo