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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.
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.
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 ...
As Lewes was the earliest settlement in the state, and Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, the town refers to itself as "The First Town in the First State." [1] [18] Lewes is named after the town of Lewes in England, [19] which is situated in a county named Sussex (from which Sussex County, Delaware, takes its name). [20]
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
What is now US 9 in Delaware was originally built as a state highway during the 1920s and designated by 1936 as Delaware Route 28 (DE 28) between Laurel and Georgetown and a part of DE 18 between Georgetown and Lewes. US 9 was extended to Delaware from New Jersey by way of the Cape May–Lewes Ferry in 1974, replacing all of DE 28 and the ...
A new map poster by Lisa Glover shows the contours of the Delaware River’s deepest point. Sales benefit the Upper Delaware Council.
Delaware Route 24 (DE 24) is a state highway located in Sussex County, Delaware. The route runs from Maryland Route 348 (MD 348) at the Maryland border east of Sharptown, Maryland, east to an intersection with DE 1 in Midway, between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Along the way, DE 24 passes through Laurel, Millsboro, and Long Neck.