Mill Creek Hundred in Hockessin in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tweed's Tavern

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

1. Tweed's Tavern Marker

Inscription. Formerly known as "MudFort," this log structure was built circa 1790. The original two-story building measured 21 x 27 feet, and featured an attic and full stone basement. A later tax assessment describes the house as "large" and cites the presence of a "cookery (separate, original Kitchen), frame barn, and stables." In 1802, the tavern was sold to John Tweed. It remained in the possession of the Tweed family until 1831, when it is believed to have ceased functioning as a tavern. For much of the remainder of the 1800s, the building and the surrounding farm was the property of the Thomas Baldwin family; they were largely responsible for transforming the tavern into a domestic residence.e After several changes of ownership, the property was purchased by Alfred Giacomelli in 1930. Five generations of the Giacomelli family lived in the house until 1989, and various modifications were completed during that time. The building was purchased by the State of Delaware in 1999. After a formal bid process was held in February 2000, Preservation Delaware, under the direction of the Hockessin Historical Society, was awarded the building.

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Tweed;s Tavern originally stood on the northwestern side of the intersection of Limestone Road (Route 7) and Valley Road, along a former major grain trade route which ran from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Christiana Bridge and later Newport, Delaware. It was relocated to this present site beginning in June 2000.

Erected 2015 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-208.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 39° 46.616′ N, 75° 42.794′ W. Marker is in Hockessin, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Mill Creek Hundred. It is on Valley Road just north of Fitness Way when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hockessin DE 19707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

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,

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Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

2. Tweed's Tavern

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Bulah Family and Brown v. Board of Education (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Daniel Nichols House (approx. half a mile away); James Henry "Nip" Winters (approx. 0.7 miles away); First African-American Schoolhouse In Hockessin (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hockessin School #107C (approx. one mile away); Chippey African Union Methodist Church (approx. one mile away); Sentinel Tree Planting (approx. one mile away); Chair of Honor (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hockessin.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 24, 2016

3. Tweed's Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,304 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on March 18, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 27, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.