Saint George's Hundred in Port Penn in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Samuel Carpenter House
5 Market Street
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021
1. Samuel Carpenter House Marker
Port Penn Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Early-19th Century
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 39° 31.032′ N, 75° 34.711′ W. Marker is in Port Penn, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Saint George's Hundred. It is on Market Street (Delaware Route 9) just east of Delaware City Port Penn Road ( Route 9), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Market St, Port Penn DE 19731, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Delaware’s Southern New Castle County, in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mary Stewart-Cox House (a few steps from this marker); Webb-Jefferson House (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Cleaver House (a few steps from this marker); Canary-Naudine House & Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Hugh Fleming House & Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Margaret Darrach House (within shouting distance of this marker); Casper-Eaton House (within shouting distance of this marker); McMullin House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Penn.
More about this marker. Excerpt from the form giving an architectural description of the house:
5 East Market Street - Early 19th century, 3-bay, 2-story braced frame center-hall-plan house, with small 2-bay addition on west gable end; east gable interior end chimney.
Also see . . . Port Penn Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
To the west(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)of the Cleaver House is the S. Carpenter House (N-3928.6), a two-story, gable-roofed, frame dwelling built before 1830. Begun as a one-room-plan dwelling, the Carpenter House retains a brick interior gable end chimney with a corbeled cap as well as a moderate amount of its interior trim and woodwork. Later in the 19th century, the plan was extended from the west gable end into a hall-parlor arrangement, and still later additions were made to the rear of the house. The exterior is presently sheathed with composition shingle and has no front porch.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
