It was built between 1801 and 1806, and is 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.

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.

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