Dilworth House

Dilworth House is a historic home located at Port Penn, New Castle County, Delaware. The earliest section of the house dates to the late-17th century. It was built in two sections; the west section being the oldest. It consists of two separate, 2 1/2-story brick sections, each three bays wide. The house features diapered brickwork. A frame rear wing was added in the second half of the 19th century. The Dilworth House is a rare surviving specimen of an early Delaware yeoman's house.[2]

Dilworth House
LocationOff Delaware Route 9, Port Penn, Delaware
Coordinates39°31′5″N 75°36′17″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.73000538[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1973

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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