Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fooks-Plummer House
Laurel
Historic District
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
1988
[Additional plaque on the house:]
Plummer
House
Circa 1900
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1988.
Location. 38° 33.343′ N, 75° 34.126′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on East Market Street (Delaware Route 24) just east of Pine Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 233 E Market St, Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 312 East 4th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Farlow House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gordy-Windsor House (within shouting distance of this marker); 404 Pine Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shepard House (about 400 feet away); 407 5th Street (about 500 feet away); 403 South Central Avenue
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Also see . . . Laurel Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
601 (3.32.1.07.116) Dwelling, 230 Market Street, late 19th century. This is a two and one half story, frame, T plan, gable roofed. Queen Anne house with a moulded cornice and partial returns. There is a center ridge, stuccoed, corbel capped, brick chimney; on the rear, two story, gable roofed wing there is an interior gable end, stuccoed brick chimney. The windows are two over two, double hung sash except in the three part bay in the chamfered front wing of the house; these windows are one over one, double hung sash. The chamfered wing has decorative brackets. At the entrance there is a paneled door with fanlight above. Across the front is a flat roofed porch with decorative metal supports. There is a two story addition on both sides of the house which is covered with simulated wood metal shingles and has an asphalt shingled roof and a stuccoed brick foundation.(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
