Grier House

Grier House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	301 Lakeview Ave., Milford, Delaware
Coordinates	38°54′32″N 75°26′7″W / 38.90889°N 75.43528°WCoordinates: 38°54′32″N 75°26′7″W / 38.90889°N 75.43528°W
Area	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1890
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Queen Anne
MPS	Milford MRA
NRHP Reference #	83001410[1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1983

Grier House, also known as Rogers Funderal Home, is a historic home located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1890, and is a two-story, five bay, center hall, frame dwelling in the Queen Anne style. It has hipped roof is pierced with dormers that have rounded window cornice heads. It features a projecting center bay that includes the entrance block, a Palladian window, and a two-story portico with slender, paired, fluted Ionic order columns. A porch extends a round the side and on the other side is a porte cochere. Between 1921 and 1923 the owner, Dr. Frank L. Grier, remodelled the house. The house was used as a funeral home.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grier House" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos