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National Register of Historic Places

A. M. Vail House

Listed as “Vail, A. M., House”

On the National Register since 198541 years
FederalListed 1985Middletown
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About A. M. Vail House

A. M. Vail House, at Rt. 299, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 13, 1985. The Register lists it for its agriculture and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Federal, as it does for 39 other Delaware listings. It was listed as part of Rebuilding St. Georges Hundred 185-1880 TR. The listing covers 5 acres.

What it isHistoric house in Delaware, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 11 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Rt. 299, Middletown · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1A. M. Vail HouseStart here
  2. 2Maple Grove FarmGeorgian · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Pharo HouseBuilding · 0.3 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DOdessa Historic District (Boundary Increase)Georgian0.4 miBJ. K. Williams HouseVernacular0.5 miBReading, Philip, TanneryBuilding0.6 miDMiddletown Historic DistrictVictorian0.9 miBMiddletown AcademyBuilding0.9 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchGothic Revival1 miBGreenlawnLate Georgian1 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Odessa Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.4 mi away
Middletown Historic District0.9 mi away
Sereck Shallcross House1.4 mi away
Odessa Historic District2.4 mi away

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Questions about A. M. Vail House

Is A. M. Vail House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 13, 1985 (Register number 85002117).

Is A. M. Vail House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Corbit-Sharp House, 2.3 miles away.

Can you visit A. M. Vail House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of A. M. Vail House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75323514 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.