Bethel Historic District (Bethel, Delaware)

Bethel Historic District, also known as Lewisville and Lewis' Wharf, is a national historic district located at Bethel, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes four contributing buildings. They are representative of dwellings built by the village's skilled ship carpenters. They are the two Ship-Carpenter Houses, the Moore House, and 4 R's Farm house. The two Ship-Carpenter Houses were built before 1868, and each consists of a low, 1 1/2-story section with an adjoining rear wing and a taller 1 1/2-story addition. The Moore House is a 1 1/2-story dwelling with a 2 1/2-story addition and kitchen wing. It features a Victorian cross-gable roof adorned with gingerbread trim. The "4 R's Farm" house is a square, two-story, three bay dwelling in the Italianate style.[2]

Bethel Historic District
Ship-Carpenter's House, Bethel Historic District, June 1960
Location0.4 mi. W of Laurel, Bethel, Delaware
Coordinates38°34′38″N 75°37′55″W
Area55 acres (22 ha)
Architectural styleItalianate, Victorian
NRHP reference No.75000544[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 10, 1975

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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