National Register of Historic Places (original) (raw)

Delaware - Sussex County

Sussex County Delaware (Page 3) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 14 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Sussex County Courthouse, Prince George's Chapel, Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck, Old Christ Church and Old Sussex County Courthouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Slaughter Creek, Wolfe Neck, Delmarva Adena, Carey, Slaughter Creek Phase and Townsend dating back to 2999 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Sussex County historic places including Gov. William H. Ross, Gov. James Ponder, Dr. Warren Kendall Lewis, Jesse Robinson and William Russell.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sussex County places including Thomson,Frank,Graham, Charles McKim, William Strickland, JOHN RICHARDS, Thomas Sipple, Eli Pepper, John Short, Guilbert and Betelle, William Virden and Johnson. Prominent architectural styles found in Sussex Country are Federal, Georgian and Gothic.

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1650-1699, 1600-1649

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pepper,Eli

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1850-1874

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Perry,John

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Storage

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

American,Industrial

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Ponder,Gov. James

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Slaughter Creek

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Natural Feature

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Other

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Storage

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thomson,Frank,Graham

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Other

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1700-1749

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

RICHARDS,JOHN

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling, Storage

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Storage

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Robinson,Jesse

Significant Year:

1820, 1860

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Maritime History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

British

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Guilbert and Betelle

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Business

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Historic Person:

Ross,Gov. William H.

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Virden,William

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Russell,William

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Department Store

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pencoyd Bridge & Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Short,John

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sipple,Thomas

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1650-1699

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Gothic, Federal

Historic Person:

Lewis,Dr. Warren Kendall

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Religion

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKim,Charles

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Storage

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Historic Function:

Domestic

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Strickland,William

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1900-1924, 1825-1849

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant, Road-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Wolfe Neck, Delmarva Adena, Carey

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Graves/Burials, Processing, Processing Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

European

Period of Significance:

1700-1749, 1650-1699

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Slaughter Creek Phase

Period of Significance:

1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Townsend

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

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