Laurel in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Shepard House
501 Pine Street
Laurel
Historic District
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
1988
[Additional plaque on the grounds of the house:]
House
Circa 1840, 1900
"Wisteria House
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1988.
Location. 38° 33.287′ N, 75° 34.091′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is on Pine Street just north of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Pine St, Laurel DE 19956, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. 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: 404 Pine Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Gordy-Windsor House (within shouting distance of this marker); 407 5th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Wooten-Truitt House (within shouting distance of this marker); 312 East 4th Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 511 Pine Street (about 400
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Also see . . . Laurel Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
695 (3.32.1.07.45) Dwelling, 501 Pine street, c. 1880s This is a five bay, two and one half story, frame, rectangular, side hall, gable roofed house with a moulded cornice with full returns at the gable ends to form pent eaves. The house was moved to this site when the bungalow at the corner of 4th and Pine Streets (.697) was built in the 1930s. There are two pedimented gabled dormers with shingled flanking panels and one six over six, double hung, sash window in each. The windows are six over six, double hung sash on the rest of the house. There are two entrance doors: one in the first bay and one in the fifth bay which has a pilastered surround with sidelights. Across the front is a low hip roofed porch with chamfered posts and square balustrade. To the rear is a two story, gable roofed wing with a one story, gable roofed addition attached. The house is covered with beaded weatherboard and has an asphalt shingled roof and a brick foundation.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
