Mid-town Brandywine in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Starr House

1802 - 1806

— A Delaware Heritage Building —

The Starr House Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 28, 2021

1. The Starr House Markers

Inscription. Registered on the United States National Register of Historic Landmarks

Erected 1971.

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 1802.

Location. 39° 44.889′ N, 75° 32.687′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Mid-town Brandywine. It is on King Street (Business U.S. 13) south of 14th Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1310 North King Street, Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Votes for Women (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Soldiers' Park (about 600 feet away); H. Fletcher Brown: The Man and the Vocational School (about 600 feet away); Jonathan P. Whitcomb Memorial Music Circle (about 700 feet away); James H. Sills, Jr. (about 700 feet away); Brandywine Pumping Station (about 700 feet away); Forgotten Heroes (about 700 feet away); Mayor James H. Sills, Jr. Bridge (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . Starr House National Register Nomination. (Submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Additional commentary.
1. Clarification for the marker
This building is on the National Register of Historic Places and not a National Historic Landmark.

— Submitted October 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

The Starr House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 30, 2021

2. The Starr House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 536 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 30, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on October 30, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.