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Pharo House
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National Register of Historic Places

Pharo House

Also known as Pratt House

On the National Register since 198442 years
Listed 1984Middletown
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Pharo House

Pharo House, at Odessa and Silver Lake Rds., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 9, 1984. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 10.5 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 · 45 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 25 minutes

Odessa and Silver Lake Rds., Middletown · about 0.9 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Pharo HouseStart here
  2. 2Maple Grove FarmGeorgian · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3A. M. Vail HouseFederal · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Odessa Historic District (Boundary Increase)Georgian · 0.4 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BJ. K. Williams HouseVernacular0.4 miBReading, Philip, TanneryBuilding0.8 miSNoxontownSite1.1 miDMiddletown Historic DistrictVictorian1.1 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchGothic Revival1.2 miBMiddletown AcademyBuilding1.2 miBOld St. Anne's ChurchBuilding1.3 miBGreenlawnLate Georgian1.3 miBWilliams HouseGeorgian1.5 miBSereck Shallcross HouseGeorgian1.6 miBAppoquinimink Friends MeetinghouseBuilt 17851.7 miBFields HeirsBuilding1.7 miBHill Island FarmEarly Republic/Federal1.9 miBArnold S. Naudain HouseGeorgian2 miBOld St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal ChurchGreek Revival2 mi

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Questions about Pharo House

Is Pharo House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 9, 1984 (Register number 84000850).

Is Pharo House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Corbit-Sharp House, 2.1 miles away.

Can you visit Pharo 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 Pharo House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 45 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 75324247 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.