Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware)

Cooper House, also known as Wilds House, is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house was built about 1794, as a two-story, three bay, side hall plan stuccoed brick structure. A two-story rear wing was added in the latter half of the 19th century.[2] Fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad were harbored in a secret room over the kitchen.[3]

Cooper House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Show map of Delaware Show map of the United States
Location	DE 300, Kenton, Delaware
Coordinates	39°13′40″N 75°39′49″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1794 (1794)
NRHP reference No.	73000495[1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1973

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cooper House". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos
3. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 35.