Starr House (Wilmington, Delaware)

{{short description|Historic house in Delaware, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Starr House

| nrhp_type =

| image = Starr House Wilmington.JPG

| caption = Starr House, January 2010

| location = 1310 King St., Wilmington, Delaware

| coordinates = {{coord|39.748141|-75.544741|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Delaware#USA

| built = {{Start date|1801}}–1806

| added = March 24, 1971

| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}

| refnum = 71000232{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

Starr House, also known as the Michael VanKirk House, is a historic home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1801 and 1806, and is {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, brick dwelling with a gable roof. The house was restored in 1946 and considered the last example of colonial architecture in the city of Wilmington. Adjacent to the house is a mid-19th century frame summer kitchen, which contains a beehive oven, has been encased in brick.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=71000232}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Starr House |author=Eleanor M. Webster |date=March 1970}} and {{NRHP url|id=71000232|title=Accompanying photo|photos=y}}

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is located in the East Brandywine Historic District.

Situated on a two-block section of King Street known historically as Wilmington's "Lawyers Row," Starr House is one of a complex of six buildings that serve as the offices of Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., one of Delaware's oldest law firms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prickett.com/about-the-firm/|title=About the Firm : Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A.|website=www.prickett.com|accessdate=Apr 24, 2021}}