White Meadow Farm, State Roads 290 & 262 (moved to Lewes, DE), Cool Sp...
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Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex Cou...
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'. Clapboard... More
Locust Grove, State Roads 34 & 32, Greenwood, Sussex County, DE
Significance: The Richards House, Locust Grove, is one of the most outstanding examples of domestic architecture in the late Georgian style in Northwest Fork Hundred and Sussex County, Delaware. The 3-bay Flem... More
Locust Grove, State Roads 34 & 32, Greenwood, Sussex County, DE
Significance: The Richards House, Locust Grove, is one of the most outstanding examples of domestic architecture in the late Georgian style in Northwest Fork Hundred and Sussex County, Delaware. The 3-bay Flem... More
Railroad Avenue Bridge, Spanning Mispillion River on Church Street, Mi...
Significance: The Railroad Avenue Bridge was designed by William B. Carswell and installed by James A. Hirons, with stonework by Joseph Russo. The bridge was listed as potentially eligible for the National Reg... More
Railroad Avenue Bridge, Spanning Mispillion River on Church Street, Mi...
Significance: The Railroad Avenue Bridge was designed by William B. Carswell and installed by James A. Hirons, with stonework by Joseph Russo. The bridge was listed as potentially eligible for the National Reg... More
Railroad Avenue Bridge, Spanning Mispillion River on Church Street, Mi...
Significance: The Railroad Avenue Bridge was designed by William B. Carswell and installed by James A. Hirons, with stonework by Joseph Russo. The bridge was listed as potentially eligible for the National Reg... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Mispillion Lighthouse, Beacon Tower, South bank of Mispillion River at...
Significance: The beacon tower is associated with Mispillion Lighthouse, one of three surviving lighthouses in Delaware, and is an early example of the importance of steel-frame tower construction in providing ... More
Cannon Hall, Road 79 at Woodland Ferry, Woodland, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This frame house, at a ferry site on the Nanticoke River which is no longer in use, was built ca. 1820 and reflects the conservative rural taste. Survey number: HABS DE-156 Building/structure da... More
Cullen Strawberry Picker's House, County Route 383, Roxana, Sussex Cou...
Significance: The significance of the building relates to the period in Delaware's agricultural history when the state was a leading producer of strawberries nationally. The structure was used to house migrant... More
Governor William H. Ross House, State Route 543, Seaford, Sussex Count...
Significance: This fine Italianate villa was built for Gov. William H. Ross when he left office. During his administration, Gov. Ross encouraged legislation to establish the Delaware Railroad, from which, as a... More
Peter Marsh House, 10 Dodd's Lane, Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This house, built in 1742, with a timber frame and unpainted, cypress shingles, is typical of early domestic architecture in Sussex County. Survey number: HABS DE-152 Building/structure dates: 1... More
Wagamon Pond Dam & Bridge, Spanning Broadkill River at State Road No. ...
Significance: The structure is a combination dam and water control structure of an unusual type. The existing system has evolved through a series of reconstructions since the first bridge was replaced in 1815 ... More
Wagamon Pond Dam & Bridge, Spanning Broadkill River at State Road No. ...
Significance: The structure is a combination dam and water control structure of an unusual type. The existing system has evolved through a series of reconstructions since the first bridge was replaced in 1815 ... More
Metcalf House, 202 West Third Street, Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Survey number: HABS DE-12 Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Initial Construction
Old Christ Church, State Roads 465 & 465-A, Laurel, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This late eighteenth-century building is an attractive example of a provincial adaptation in wood of prevailing ecclesiastical building tradition. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this ... More
William H. Ward House, North side of Road 244, .25 mile east of Road 2...
Significance: The William H. Ward house is an example of the single-pile, hall-parlor-plan house type utilized in Delaware from the middle seventeenth century, persisting in the lower regions of the state throu... More
Hitchens Store, State Route 62, Whaleys Crossroads, Sussex County, DE
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Hitchens Store is an excellent example of a small-scale southern Delaware commercial structure with an exceptional degree of integrity. Unprocessed Field... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, ...
Significance: J.H. Wilkerson and Son was one of the last local brick works to operate in Delaware. IN 1975, all the original machinery, as well as some later additions, were still in operational positions, pro... More
Milford Ice & Coal Company, 18 Maple Avenue, Milford, Sussex County, D...
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Red Bridge, Spanning Broadkill River at Union Street (State Road No. 5...
Significance: The bridge is located in the Milton Historic District. Although one elevation has been altered, the structure in its entirety appears to be in character with its surrounding environment and is a ... More
White Meadow Farm, State Roads 290 & 262 (moved to Lewes, DE), Cool Sp...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Delaware, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex Cou...
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'. Clapboard... More
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex Cou...
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'. Clapboard... More
Ship-Carpenter's House, Main Street, Bethel, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This 18th century house and the neighboring Ship-Carpenter's (Robins) House are small frame buildings, typical of the period, supposedly built by Ship-Carpenters. Survey number: HABS DE-150 Buil... More
H. W. Hocker Manufacturing Company Factory, 224 Front Street, Lewes, S...
Significance: The Hocker family dominated the manufacture of tin products in Lewes, Delaware after moving there in 1899. J.W. Hocker pioneered special purpose machinery for the production of tin handle mucilag... More
H. W. Hocker Manufacturing Company Factory, 224 Front Street, Lewes, S...
Significance: The Hocker family dominated the manufacture of tin products in Lewes, Delaware after moving there in 1899. J.W. Hocker pioneered special purpose machinery for the production of tin handle mucilag... More
Locust Grove, State Roads 34 & 32, Greenwood, Sussex County, DE
Significance: The Richards House, Locust Grove, is one of the most outstanding examples of domestic architecture in the late Georgian style in Northwest Fork Hundred and Sussex County, Delaware. The 3-bay Flem... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex Cou...
Significance: This house, clearly altered in the late nineteenth century, features exquisite Georgian paneling on the interior. An early owner was Rev. Sydenham Thorne, a co-founder of the town of Milford and ... More
Mispillion Lighthouse, Beacon Tower, South bank of Mispillion River at...
Significance: The beacon tower is associated with Mispillion Lighthouse, one of three surviving lighthouses in Delaware, and is an early example of the importance of steel-frame tower construction in providing ... More
Governor William H. Ross House, State Route 543, Seaford, Sussex Count...
Significance: This fine Italianate villa was built for Gov. William H. Ross when he left office. During his administration, Gov. Ross encouraged legislation to establish the Delaware Railroad, from which, as a... More
Ship Carpenter's House, Main Street, Bethel, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This 18th century house and the neighboring Ship-Carpenter's (Dowd) House are small frame buildings, typical of the period, supposedly built by ship-carpenters. Survey number: HABS DE-151 Buildi... More
Wagamon Pond Dam & Bridge, Spanning Broadkill River at State Road No. ...
Significance: The structure is a combination dam and water control structure of an unusual type. The existing system has evolved through a series of reconstructions since the first bridge was replaced in 1815 ... More
Georgetown Post Office, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, Sussex County, DE
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Georgetown Post Office, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, Sussex County, DE
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Old Christ Church, State Roads 465 & 465-A, Laurel, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This late eighteenth-century building is an attractive example of a provincial adaptation in wood of prevailing ecclesiastical building tradition. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this ... More
Old Christ Church, State Roads 465 & 465-A, Laurel, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This late eighteenth-century building is an attractive example of a provincial adaptation in wood of prevailing ecclesiastical building tradition. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this ... More
William H. Ward House, North side of Road 244, .25 mile east of Road 2...
Significance: The William H. Ward house is an example of the single-pile, hall-parlor-plan house type utilized in Delaware from the middle seventeenth century, persisting in the lower regions of the state throu... More
William H. Ward House, North side of Road 244, .25 mile east of Road 2...
Significance: The William H. Ward house is an example of the single-pile, hall-parlor-plan house type utilized in Delaware from the middle seventeenth century, persisting in the lower regions of the state throu... More
Seaford Bridge, Spanning Nanticoke River at Front Street, Seaford, Sus...
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Hitchens Store, State Route 62, Whaleys Crossroads, Sussex County, DE
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Hitchens Store is an excellent example of a small-scale southern Delaware commercial structure with an exceptional degree of integrity. Unprocessed Field... More
Walnut Landing (House), State Road 79, Woodland, Sussex County, DE
Significance: Built about 1710, this is one of the oldest surviving brick houses in Sussex County. Its plan, characterized by a "great room" with a winding, closed stairway besides a large fireplace, is typica... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, ...
Significance: J.H. Wilkerson and Son was one of the last local brick works to operate in Delaware. IN 1975, all the original machinery, as well as some later additions, were still in operational positions, pro... More
J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, ...
Significance: J.H. Wilkerson and Son was one of the last local brick works to operate in Delaware. IN 1975, all the original machinery, as well as some later additions, were still in operational positions, pro... More
Dr. John R. Sudler House, North Main Street, Bridgeville, Sussex Count...
Significance: The Sudler House, the oldest known house in Bridgeville, bears the name of Dr. John R. Sudler, a successful physician and farmer, who purchased the property in 1833. The original three-bay, hall-... More
Blackwater Presbyterian Church, State Road 54, Clarksville, Sussex Cou...
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'. Clapboard... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex Cou...
Significance: This house, clearly altered in the late nineteenth century, features exquisite Georgian paneling on the interior. An early owner was Rev. Sydenham Thorne, a co-founder of the town of Milford and ... More
Cullen Strawberry Picker's House, County Route 383, Roxana, Sussex Cou...
Significance: The significance of the building relates to the period in Delaware's agricultural history when the state was a leading producer of strawberries nationally. The structure was used to house migrant... More
Governor William H. Ross House, State Route 543, Seaford, Sussex Count...
Significance: This fine Italianate villa was built for Gov. William H. Ross when he left office. During his administration, Gov. Ross encouraged legislation to establish the Delaware Railroad, from which, as a... More
Coleman House, 422 Kings Highway, Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lowe House, North side of Route 72, approximately 2 miles east of Hear...
Significance: The Lowe House is one of southern Delaware's best preserved one-room mansion houses of the post-Revolutionary period. With its fully paneled interior finish, it represents the best of early 19th ... More
Georgetown Post Office, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, Sussex County, DE
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Cannon's Savannah, Atlanta-Seaford Road, Seaford, Sussex County, DE
Significance: Cannon's Savannah, dating from 1727, is one of the oldest brick structures in Sussex County. It is composed of two single-cell units joined on axis, and it is one of the few remaining Delaware ex... More
Cannon's Savannah, Atlanta-Seaford Road, Seaford, Sussex County, DE
Significance: Cannon's Savannah, dating from 1727, is one of the oldest brick structures in Sussex County. It is composed of two single-cell units joined on axis, and it is one of the few remaining Delaware ex... More
Causey House, 2 Causey Avenue, Milford, Sussex County, DE
Significance: Built in the mid eighteenth century in the Georgian style, this house was owned by the Crapper family who owned most of south Milford's land. It was later owned by Gov. Daniel Rogers and Gov. Pet... More
Mispillion Lighthouse, South bank of Mispillion River at its confluenc...
Significance: Mispillion Lighthouse is the sole surviving wood-frame lighthouse in Delaware and is one of only three Delaware Bay lighthouses still standing on Delaware soil. Unprocessed Field note material ex... More
Mispillion Lighthouse, South bank of Mispillion River at its confluenc...
Significance: Mispillion Lighthouse is the sole surviving wood-frame lighthouse in Delaware and is one of only three Delaware Bay lighthouses still standing on Delaware soil. Unprocessed Field note material ex... More
William H. Ward House, North side of Road 244, .25 mile east of Road 2...
Significance: The William H. Ward house is an example of the single-pile, hall-parlor-plan house type utilized in Delaware from the middle seventeenth century, persisting in the lower regions of the state throu... More
William H. Ward House, North side of Road 244, .25 mile east of Road 2...
Significance: The William H. Ward house is an example of the single-pile, hall-parlor-plan house type utilized in Delaware from the middle seventeenth century, persisting in the lower regions of the state throu... More
J. Layton House, County Road 386, west of intersection with State Rout...
Significance: The William Layton house is a significant example of an early 19th century, 1-story, hall-parlor plan plantation house of a type associated with the area throughout the late 18th and early 19th ce... More
Seaford Bridge, Spanning Nanticoke River at Front Street, Seaford, Sus...
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Hitchens Store, State Route 62, Whaleys Crossroads, Sussex County, DE
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Hitchens Store is an excellent example of a small-scale southern Delaware commercial structure with an exceptional degree of integrity. Unprocessed Field... More
Hitchens Store, State Route 62, Whaleys Crossroads, Sussex County, DE
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Hitchens Store is an excellent example of a small-scale southern Delaware commercial structure with an exceptional degree of integrity. Unprocessed Field... More
Thomas Maull House, 542 Pilot Town Road, Lewes, Sussex County, DE
Significance: This gambrel roofed, one-and-a-half story, frame house, built ca. 1750, has a regionally typical plan characterized by a "great room" with a winding, closed stair beside a large fireplace. Survey... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
Rehoboth Avenue Bridge, State Route 1A (Rehoboth Avenue) over Lewes & ...
Significance: A notable example of a Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge and a typical example of 1920's bridge architecture. It is the second oldest bascule bridge in Delaware, out of the eleven that are sti... More
J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, ...
Significance: J.H. Wilkerson and Son was one of the last local brick works to operate in Delaware. IN 1975, all the original machinery, as well as some later additions, were still in operational positions, pro... More
J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, ...
Significance: J.H. Wilkerson and Son was one of the last local brick works to operate in Delaware. IN 1975, all the original machinery, as well as some later additions, were still in operational positions, pro... More
J. H. Wilkerson & Sons Brick Works, Front Street (Road 409), Milford, ...
Significance: J.H. Wilkerson and Son was one of the last local brick works to operate in Delaware. IN 1975, all the original machinery, as well as some later additions, were still in operational positions, pro... More
Dr. John R. Sudler House, North Main Street, Bridgeville, Sussex Count...
Significance: The Sudler House, the oldest known house in Bridgeville, bears the name of Dr. John R. Sudler, a successful physician and farmer, who purchased the property in 1833. The original three-bay, hall-... More
Delaware State Bridge No. 21A, Operator's House, Spanning Mispillion R...
Significance: Delaware Bridge 21A is a typical example of a Scherzer-type, rolling-lift bascule bridge, and the Operator's House is a standard design used on many movable bridges designed by the firm of Keller ... More
H. W. Hocker Manufacturing Company Factory, 224 Front Street, Lewes, S...
Significance: The Hocker family dominated the manufacture of tin products in Lewes, Delaware after moving there in 1899. J.W. Hocker pioneered special purpose machinery for the production of tin handle mucilag... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Houston-White Company Mill & Basket Factory, Main Street & Railroad Av...
Significance: The history of the Houston-White company demonstrates how changes in agricultural production significantly altered the produce basket industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Unprocess... More
Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex Cou...
Significance: This house, clearly altered in the late nineteenth century, features exquisite Georgian paneling on the interior. An early owner was Rev. Sydenham Thorne, a co-founder of the town of Milford and ... More
Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex Cou...
Significance: This house, clearly altered in the late nineteenth century, features exquisite Georgian paneling on the interior. An early owner was Rev. Sydenham Thorne, a co-founder of the town of Milford and ... More
Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex Cou...
Significance: This house, clearly altered in the late nineteenth century, features exquisite Georgian paneling on the interior. An early owner was Rev. Sydenham Thorne, a co-founder of the town of Milford and ... More
Parson Thorne Mansion, 501 Northwest Front Street, Milford, Sussex Cou...
Significance: This house, clearly altered in the late nineteenth century, features exquisite Georgian paneling on the interior. An early owner was Rev. Sydenham Thorne, a co-founder of the town of Milford and ... More
Governor William H. Ross House, State Route 543, Seaford, Sussex Count...
Significance: This fine Italianate villa was built for Gov. William H. Ross when he left office. During his administration, Gov. Ross encouraged legislation to establish the Delaware Railroad, from which, as a... More
Wagamon Pond Dam & Bridge, Spanning Broadkill River at State Road No. ...
Significance: The structure is a combination dam and water control structure of an unusual type. The existing system has evolved through a series of reconstructions since the first bridge was replaced in 1815 ... More