Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
202 East 6th Street
Laurel
Historic District
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
1988
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° 33.282′ N, 75° 34.391′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on West 6th Street just west of South Poplar Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 West 6th Street, Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.
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Also see . . . Laurel Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
166 (4.32.8.06.144) Dwelling, 202 6th Street, late 19th century This is a one and one half story, frame, rectangular, gable roofed bungalow with gabled dormer with triple, one over one, double hung, sash windows. There is an interior ridge, corbel capped, brick chimney. All of the windows are one over one, double hung. The double entrance door has a one paneled fanlight. The front roof extends to form a porch which wraps to the south and is supported by granite piers with small, paired columns. On the east side of the facade there is a three part, circular(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)bay. The house is covered with aluminum siding and has an asphalt shingled roof and brick foundation. This was originally a two story Queen Anne building with a conical roofed tower. A fire destroyed the upper floor and tower and the building was converted to its present appearance.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
