Tharp House (Farmington, Delaware)

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

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

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Tharp House

| nrhp_type =

| image = Tharp House at Farmington.jpg

| caption = Front of the house

| location = East of Farmington on U.S. Route 13, near Farmington, Delaware

| coordinates = {{coord|38|52|17|N|75|34|35|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Delaware#USA

| built = {{Start date|1847}}

| added = March 20, 1973

| area = {{convert|1|acre}}

| refnum = 73000491{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

Tharp House is a historic home located near Farmington, Kent County, Delaware; it was the home of Delaware Governor William Tharp (1803–1865).{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|title=The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015064565875;view=1up;seq=83|year=1938|publisher=Works Progress Administration|page=37}} It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, four-bay frame structure, with a three-bay brick rear portion. It also has a rear wing, which is thought to have been a kitchen outbuilding joined to the main body of the house.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73000491}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tharp House |author=Vincent Rogers and Rosemary Troy|date=August 1972 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=73000491|title=accompanying four photos|photos=y}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.