Fisher's Paradise


Fisher's Paradise
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fisher's Paradise, July 2012
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Location	624 Pilottown Rd., Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates	38°47′1″N 75°9′26″W / 38.78361°N 75.15722°W / 38.78361; -75.15722Coordinates: 38°47′1″N 75°9′26″W / 38.78361°N 75.15722°W / 38.78361; -75.15722
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1780
Architectural style	Other, Victorian
NRHP Reference #	72000298^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1972

Fisher's Paradise, also known as Paradise Point , is a historic home located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The main house dates to about 1780, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, wood frame dwelling sheathed in cedar shingles. It has gable roof with dormers. The kitchen wing is the sole remaining portion of the original 1740s house that is incorporated in the present structure.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Mrs. Robert Hunter Orr (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fisher's Paradise" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

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Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex

Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)

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Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places

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