Dover Green Historic District is a national

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located at

Dover Dover ( ) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, southeast England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. ...

Kent County, Delaware Kent County is a County (United States), county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware. The county ...

. It encompasses 79 contributing buildings centered on The Green and including most of the inhabited part of 18th century Dover. Notable buildings include the Eagle Tavern (bef. 1791), Kent County Court House (1875), Baptist Church-Dover Century Club (1852), King Dougall House and Store House, Parke-Ridgely House (1728), and a number of 19th century

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-style commercial buildings. Also located in the district are the separately listed Bradford-Loockerman House, Christ Church, and Old Statehouse. and ' It was added to the

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in 1977. The Green also became part of

First State National Historical Park First State National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit which lies primarily in the state of Delaware but which extends partly into Pennsylvania in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Chadds Ford. Initially created a ...

on March 25, 2013, and is administered in cooperation with the

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* Buildings and structures in Dover, Delaware Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware Georgian architecture in Delaware Colonial Revival architecture in Delaware Italianate architecture in Delaware Historic districts in Kent County, Delaware Tourist attractions in Dover, Delaware Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Dover, Delaware First State National Historical Park {{Delaware-NRHP-stub