416 Federal St., Milton, Delaware. County/parish: Sussex.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 24, 1973. NRIS 73000560.
1 contributing building.
Gov. James Ponder House, now the Short Funeral Chapel, is a historic home located at Milton, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built about 1875, and is a three-story, five-bay, Victorian townhouse. It features a mansard roof and has a center hall plan. The front facade features a full-width verandah. It was the home of Delaware Governor James Ponder (1819-1897). The building now houses a mortuary and rear additions were made to accommodate that use.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is located in the Milton Historic District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75324727