Kenton Post Office
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The Kenton Post Office, in Kenton, Delaware
, was built in 1881. It is an Italianate
building that served historically as a single dwelling and as a specialty store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1983.
Kenton, Delaware
Kenton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 261 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Kenton is located at ....
, was built in 1881. It is an Italianate
Italianate architecture
The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
building that served historically as a single dwelling and as a specialty store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1983.