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...
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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
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
Morris Canal, Cassedy's Store, Waterloo, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: A.L. Cassedy's Store at Waterloo is a well preserved example of a mid 19th century structure built along the Morris Canal. Survey number: HAER NJ-29-K Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial ... More
Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, ...
Significance: This house was erected in 1807-1808 by Jonas Smith, an ancestor of the present occupant. Except for numerous additions, this house remains a virtually undisturbed example of early 19th century arc... More
Isaac Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Wallpack Center, Sussex County,...
Significance: This stone house, pretentious for its time, was built about 1750 by Isaac Van Campen. Van Campen was a prominent citizen, holding several public offices and supporting the revolutionary causes in ... 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
Westbrook-Bell House, Old Mine Road, Sandyston Township, Hainesville, ...
Significance: This small stone house is one of three still standing which formed the village of Minisink. It was was built in two different parts. The oldest, possibly predating 1730, contains what may be a sec... 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
Governor Haines Mansion, Hamburg, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-167 Survey number: HABS NJ-278 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction
Governor Haines Mansion, Hamburg, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-167 Survey number: HABS NJ-278 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction
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
Foster-Armstrong Farm, Barn, Old Mine Road, Montague, Sussex County, N...
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Georgetown Post Office, 2 The Circle, Georgetown, Sussex County, DE
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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
Nyce-Depue Farm, Old Mine Road, Hainesville, Sussex County, NJ
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Nyce-Depue Farm, Old Mine Road, Hainesville, Sussex County, NJ
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Nyce-Depue Farm, Old Mine Road, Hainesville, Sussex County, NJ
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Foster-Armstrong Farm, Old Mine Road, Montague, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: Probably built in the 1790s by Julius Foster as a public house, the wood frame portion of the house is more characteristic of coastal Dutch architecture than of the upper Delaware Valley. Foster's... 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
Van Campen-Dewitt Barn, Wallpack Center, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: This good example of a heavy-timbered barn was built, according to tradition, by John H. DeWitt in the early 19th century. It is an unusual barn with a central hay loft. Though added to and reface... 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
Titsworth House, State Highway 32, Wantage, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-319 Survey number: HABS NJ-433 Building/structure dates: after 1700 Initial Construction
Titsworth House, State Highway 32, Wantage, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-319 Survey number: HABS NJ-433 Building/structure dates: after 1700 Initial Construction
Jacob Shimer House, Old Mine Road, Millville, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: Jacob Shimer probably built this house in the 1790s on property belonging to his father, Captain Abraham Shimer. It remained in the family until 1912, but was apparently occupied by tenant farmers... More
Morris Canal, Waterloo, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: The Waterloo area of Warren County contains a well preserved portion of the Morris Canal. The canal although filled in in many places is still clearly visible. Survey number: HAER NJ-29-J Build... More
White Meadow Farm, State Roads 290 & 262 (moved to Lewes, DE), Cool Sp...
Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
William Ennes House, Old Mine Road, Sandyston Township, Hainesville, S...
Significance: This small stone dwelling, one of the three remaining structures which formed the village of Minisink, was built in 1751, according to an inscription. It was the home of William Ennes, one of the ... More
William Ennes House, Old Mine Road, Sandyston Township, Hainesville, S...
Significance: This small stone dwelling, one of the three remaining structures which formed the village of Minisink, was built in 1751, according to an inscription. It was the home of William Ennes, one of the ... 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
Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, ...
Significance: This house was erected in 1807-1808 by Jonas Smith, an ancestor of the present occupant. Except for numerous additions, this house remains a virtually undisturbed example of early 19th century arc... More
Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, ...
Significance: This house was erected in 1807-1808 by Jonas Smith, an ancestor of the present occupant. Except for numerous additions, this house remains a virtually undisturbed example of early 19th century arc... More
Isaac Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Wallpack Center, Sussex County,...
Significance: This stone house, pretentious for its time, was built about 1750 by Isaac Van Campen. Van Campen was a prominent citizen, holding several public offices and supporting the revolutionary causes in ... More
Isaac Van Campen House, Old Mine Road, Wallpack Center, Sussex County,...
Significance: This stone house, pretentious for its time, was built about 1750 by Isaac Van Campen. Van Campen was a prominent citizen, holding several public offices and supporting the revolutionary causes in ... 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
Westbrook-Bell House, Old Mine Road, Sandyston Township, Hainesville, ...
Significance: This small stone house is one of three still standing which formed the village of Minisink. It was was built in two different parts. The oldest, possibly predating 1730, contains what may be a sec... 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
Montague Ferry Keeper's House, Old Bridge Road, Montague, Sussex Count...
Significance: This story and a half residence, featuring eyebrow windows common in upper Delaware Valley houses, probably dates from the first of the 19th century. Survey number: HABS NJ-821
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
Augusta Hill Road Bridge, Spanning east branch of Paulins Kill on Augu...
Significance: The Augusta Hill Bridge is significant as one of the few remaining bridges designed by the I.P. Bartley Bridge Company of Bartley, New Jersey. The Augusta Hill Road Bridge is a typical example of... More
Augusta Hill Road Bridge, Spanning east branch of Paulins Kill on Augu...
Significance: The Augusta Hill Bridge is significant as one of the few remaining bridges designed by the I.P. Bartley Bridge Company of Bartley, New Jersey. The Augusta Hill Road Bridge is a typical example of... More
Governor Haines Mansion, Hamburg, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-167 Survey number: HABS NJ-278 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction
Governor Haines Mansion, Hamburg, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-167 Survey number: HABS NJ-278 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction
Governor Haines Mansion, Hamburg, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-167 Survey number: HABS NJ-278 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction
Governor Haines Mansion, Hamburg, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-167 Survey number: HABS NJ-278 Building/structure dates: ca. 1790 Initial Construction
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
Nyce-Depue Farm, Old Mine Road, Hainesville, Sussex County, NJ
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Foster-Armstrong Farm, Old Mine Road, Montague, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: Probably built in the 1790s by Julius Foster as a public house, the wood frame portion of the house is more characteristic of coastal Dutch architecture than of the upper Delaware Valley. Foster's... More
Foster-Armstrong Farm, Old Mine Road, Montague, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: Probably built in the 1790s by Julius Foster as a public house, the wood frame portion of the house is more characteristic of coastal Dutch architecture than of the upper Delaware Valley. Foster's... 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
Daniel Shoemaker Farm, Springhouse, Wallpack Center, Sussex County, NJ
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
Van Campen-Dewitt Barn, Wallpack Center, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: This good example of a heavy-timbered barn was built, according to tradition, by John H. DeWitt in the early 19th century. It is an unusual barn with a central hay loft. Though added to and reface... More
Van Campen-Dewitt Barn, Wallpack Center, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: This good example of a heavy-timbered barn was built, according to tradition, by John H. DeWitt in the early 19th century. It is an unusual barn with a central hay loft. Though added to and reface... 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...
Public domain photograph of a compressor engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Titsworth House, State Highway 32, Wantage, Sussex County, NJ
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-319 Survey number: HABS NJ-433 Building/structure dates: after 1700 Initial Construction
Jacob Shimer House, Old Mine Road, Millville, Sussex County, NJ
Significance: Jacob Shimer probably built this house in the 1790s on property belonging to his father, Captain Abraham Shimer. It remained in the family until 1912, but was apparently occupied by tenant farmers... 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
Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, ...
Significance: This house was erected in 1807-1808 by Jonas Smith, an ancestor of the present occupant. Except for numerous additions, this house remains a virtually undisturbed example of early 19th century arc... More
Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, ...
Significance: This house was erected in 1807-1808 by Jonas Smith, an ancestor of the present occupant. Except for numerous additions, this house remains a virtually undisturbed example of early 19th century arc... More
Smith-Rosenkrans House, Old Mine Road, Flatbrookville, Sussex County, ...
Significance: This house was erected in 1807-1808 by Jonas Smith, an ancestor of the present occupant. Except for numerous additions, this house remains a virtually undisturbed example of early 19th century arc... More