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Starr House
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National Register of Historic Places

Starr House

Also known as Michael VanKirk House

On the National Register since 197155 years
Listed 1971Wilmington
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About Starr House

Starr House, at 1310 King St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 24, 1971. It was among the first 8 of Wilmington’s 112 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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 · 35 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1310 King St., Wilmington · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Starr HouseStart here
  2. 2Rodney Square Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Wilmington ClubLate Victorian · next door
  4. 4U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and CustomhouseNeo-Classical · next door
  5. 5Woolworth, F. W., Company BuildingArt Deco · 0.2 mi on
Around it

35 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BMain Office of the New Castle Leather CompanySpanish Colonial0.2 mi★Howard High SchoolClassical Revival · Built 19280.2 miBNew Castle Leather Raw Stock WarehouseBuilding0.2 miDEast Brandywine Historic DistrictStick Style0.2 miDBrandywine Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.2 miBOld First Presbyterian Church of WilmingtonBuilt 17400.2 miBWilmington Savings Fund SocietyNeo-Classical · Built 19200.3 miDWest 9th Street Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBWilmington YMCALate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miDBrandywine Village Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBBraunstein's BuildingBeaux-Arts0.4 miBDelaware Trust BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBHenry Townsend BuildingBeaux-Arts Renaissance Revival0.4 miBMax Keil BuildingArt Moderne0.4 miBGray, Charles, Printing ShopItalianate0.4 miBGovatos'/McVey BuildingVictorian0.4 miBMasonic Hall and Grand TheaterSecond Empire0.4 miBFoord & Massey Furniture Company BuildingLate 19th Century and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 mi
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BGrace United Methodist ChurchVictorian Gothic0.4 miBTorbert Street Livery StablesLate Victorian0.4 miBCompton Park ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miBOld CustomshouseBuilding0.5 miDOld Town Hall Commercial Historic DistrictFederal0.5 miBOld Town HallGeorgian0.5 miBDelmarva Power and Light BuildingArt Deco · Built 19320.5 miBJacob Dingee HouseBuilding0.5 miBObadiah Dingee HouseBuilding0.5 miBLouis McLane HouseBuilding0.5 miBCharles Schagrin BuildingFederal0.5 miBCrosby and Hill BuildingCommercial Style0.5 miBMax Keil BuildingItalianate0.5 miBReynold's Candy Company BuildingBeaux-Art0.5 miDQuaker Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)Georgian Revival0.5 miBWoodward HousesBuilding0.5 miSBrandywine ParkSite0.5 mi

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Questions about Starr House

Is Starr House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 24, 1971 (Register number 71000232).

Is Starr House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Howard High School, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Starr 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 Starr House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 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 75324279 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.