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The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
The Ryves Holt House in 2023. Ryves Holt House. Ryves Holt House (1680) is purportedly the oldest surviving house in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is located at 218 Second Street in Lewes, Delaware. The building, which has been dated to 1680 using dendrochronology, served as one of the earliest inns in the region.
A tablet made in his honor was given by the Delaware judiciary to St. Peter's Episcopal Church and was unveiled in 1913. [4] [5] A 1915 article in The Morning Post said: Records and remnants of the past show that Ryves Holt was deemed a man of sterling patriotism and a devout Christian. The men of his day and generation held him in more respect ...
1655 Ryves Holt House, the oldest structure in Delaware According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km 2 ), of which 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km 2 ) is land, and 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km 2 ) (14.7%) is water.
It is often contested whether the Dutch House or the Ryves Holt House is the oldest house in the state of Delaware. [3] Although the house is recorded as being built for a Dutch family, it was built using English methods during the English occupation (1663–1673) of the colony; this was not discovered until the house was undergoing restoration.
Claymont, Delaware: 1654 Defense Possibly the oldest building in Delaware, however, some date the building to ca. 1723 Ryves Holt House: Lewes, Delaware: 1665 Residence Likely the oldest house in Delaware Town Point: Dover, Delaware: 1677 Residence Lombardy Hall: Wilmington, Delaware: 1683 (earliest part) Residence
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William Russell House (Lewes, Delaware) Ryves Holt House This page was last edited on 16 August 2015, at 18:10 (UTC). Text is ... Mobile view ...