Port Penn Historic District

Port Penn Historic District is a national historic district located at Port Penn, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings and 5 contributing sites in the original eight block town plan and one block 19th century extension of Port Penn. The earliest building is the Dr. David Stewart House, dated to 1755. Notable buildings include the Bunlap, or Bendler House (1790s), the Cleaver-Hall House, Eaton House, Presbyterian Parsonage, T. Cleaver House, S. Carpenter House (bef. 1830), Port Penn School, "Linden Hall" (late 1840s ), Commodore's House, Jackson House (c. 1810), Presbyterian Church, Joseph Cleaver House (c. 1835), and St. Daniel's Methodist Church.[2]

Port Penn Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Port Penn Schoolhouse, Port Penn Historic District, December 2011
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Location	DE 9, Port Penn, Delaware
Coordinates	39°30′57″N 75°34′34″W
Area	71 acres (29 ha)
Built	1764 (1764)
Architect	Multiple
NRHP reference No.	78000907[1]
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1978

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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  Presbyterian Church
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  Joseph Cleaver House

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Bernard Herman and Dean Nelson (April 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Port Penn Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 37 photos