Thomas Stevenson House Marker

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Dover in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Stevenson House

By Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Thomas Stevenson House Marker

Inscription. The brick house was built in 1846. The structures to the rear consist of three separate buildings dating from 1804. They are the original tenement and two outbuildings. The first was a summer kitchen and the latter, Sara Stevenson's (1850) two room schoolhouse.

Location. 39° 9.32′ N, 75° 31.407′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. Marker is on S. State Street, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 South State Street, Dover DE 19901, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Loockerman House (a few steps from this marker); Site of King George’s Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Kent County Courthouses (1680-1983) (within shouting distance of this marker); John Bell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Christ Church (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Nicholas Ridgely (about 300 feet away); Caesar Rodney (about 300 feet away); An Army of Restoration (CCC) (about 400 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Dover.

Thomas Stevenson House Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. Thomas Stevenson House

Thomas Stevenson House and Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

3. Thomas Stevenson House and Marker

420 S. State Street

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 309 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 3, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.