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Bethany Beach, Delaware
Pittsburgh plumber John Addy built the Addy-Sea in 1902 as a family home — the first building in town wired for gaslight and plumbed…
New Castle, Delaware
Built in 1738 and also known as the Dr. Finney House, the Amstel House has stood through disease outbreaks, a change of national control,…
Wilmington, Delaware
Philadelphia wool merchant Hanson Robinson built this estate as a summer retreat, originally called Woolton Hall. William du Pont bought it…
Smyrna, Delaware
Built around the turn of the 19th century in Smyrna's Historic District, this house belonged to the prominent Blevins family before passing…
Newark, Delaware
On September 3, 1777, American light infantry and cavalry under General William Maxwell clashed here with the advance guard of British and…
Delaware City, Delaware
Built in 1830 as the Sterling Hotel, this waterfront tavern once drew soldiers stationed across the river at Fort Delaware; it now operates…
New Castle, Delaware
Built around 1685 across the street from his father's home — now the Amstel House museum — this was the residence of David Finney, and…
Wilmington, Delaware
The buildings that now house Dead Presidents Pub and Restaurant date to 1806 — originally a set of connected private homes, one of which…
Newark, Delaware
A tavern has stood on this Main Street corner since 1747, when it operated as St. Patrick's Inn; the current building dates to 1851. On…
Delaware City, Delaware
Built to guard the mouth of the Delaware River, Fort Delaware became a Union prison for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, holding…
Dover, Delaware
Laid out in 1717, The Green is one of Dover's oldest public spaces and the site where Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Its…
Dover, Delaware
Judge Samuel Dickinson built this plantation house, later called Poplar Hall, in 1739; his son John Dickinson — the "Penman of the American…
Middletown, Delaware
This farmhouse northeast of Middletown was built in two phases — a Greek Revival section around 1830, with a Second Empire addition around…
Frankford, Delaware
Named for Colonel Armwell Long, a Revolutionary War veteran who served under George Washington and died in 1834, this small cemetery sits…
Fredrica, Delaware
Delaware folklore calls him Old Bonwell — a phantom black dog said to haunt the Mid-State Road stretch of Route 12 west of Frederica,…
Wilmington, Delaware
Joseph Shipley, a Wilmington-born merchant banker who made his fortune in Liverpool, built Rockwood in 1854 as his retirement home, hiring…
Dover, Delaware
Built in 1790, Woodburn was bought by the State of Delaware in 1965 to serve as the governor's official residence. Its earliest documented…
Kent County, Delaware
Locals say that on clear, well-lit nights around the full moon, you can still see figures walking out over the water along the vanished…
Lewes, Delaware
The Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes was built in 1931 to mark the 300th anniversary of the Dutch settlement of Zwaanendael, and its stepped…