Bethel Historic District (Bethel, Delaware)

Summary

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+12-story section with an adjoining rear wing and a taller 1+12-story addition. The Moore House is a 1+12-story dwelling with a 2+12-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
Bethel Historic District (Bethel, Delaware) is located in Delaware
Bethel Historic District (Bethel, Delaware)
Bethel Historic District (Bethel, Delaware) is located in the United States
Bethel Historic District (Bethel, Delaware)
Location0.4 mi. W of Laurel, Bethel, Delaware
Coordinates38°34′38″N 75°37′55″W / 38.57722°N 75.63194°W / 38.57722; -75.63194
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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Madeline Dunn (March 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bethel Historic District". and Accompanying nine photos

External links edit

  • Ship-Carpenter's House, Main Street, Bethel, Sussex County, DE: 5 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
  • Ship Carpenter's House, Main Street, Bethel, Sussex County, DE: 3 photos and 3 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey