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Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex County, DE
Summary
Significance: Oldest Presbyterian church building in southern Delaware. Founded by Charles Tennent. // 1767; rebuilt 1893. Clapboard siding over, presumably, heavy timber. Approximately 30' x 35'. Clapboards on west side are beaded; hood over doorway supported by brackets. Simple pews; heated by two stoves; oil lamps; stenciled frieze; plaque in north wall reads "Blackwater Church Built 1767. First Pastor Charles Tennent. Rebuilt 1893." The extent of rebuilding in 1893 is not known; scratched in plaster on interior was found "1860;" patches in clapboarding above and below west windows indicate window size changed; new roof 1970s; brick wall around churchyard, 1970s.
Survey number: HABS DE-200
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000583
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