Lewes Historic District in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harbeson Railroad Station Privy

c. 1870

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2018

1. Harbeson Railroad Station Privy Marker

Inscription. Established c. 1870 as Broadkin Station, the Harbeson Railroad Station served first the Junction & Breakwater and later the Pennsylvania Railroads as a passenger depot for nearly sixty years. After that time, the station continued to serve as a freight station. The privy was moved from Harbeson to the Bryan family farm on Dairy Farm Road outside the Lewes and donated to the Society in 2005. This structure is a rare example of a back-to-back double two-seat privy.

Erected 2005 by Lewes Historical Society; Donated by Richard L. Bryan in memory of his grandparents, Granville P. Bryan & Elsie Megee Bryan.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 38° 46.62′ N, 75° 8.601′ W. Marker is in Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in the Lewes Historic District. It can be reached from Shipcarpenter Street north of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 411 West 3rd Street, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frederick E. Hudson (a few steps from this marker); Votes for Women (within shouting distance of this marker); Hiram Rodney Burton House (within shouting distance of this marker); Milk House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thompson Country Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Burton-Ingram House Addition (within shouting distance of this marker); Burton-Ingram House (within shouting distance of this marker); Menhaden Fishing Industry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2018

2. Harbeson Railroad Station Privy Marker

Inside of two-seated privy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 3, 2018

3. Inside of two-seated privy

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.