Saint George's Hundred in Port Penn in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thomas Cleaver House
7 Market Street
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021
1. Thomas Cleaver 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. Mid-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° 31.028′ N, 75° 34.696′ W. Marker is in Port Penn, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Saint George's Hundred. It is on Market Street (Route 9) just west of Stewart Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 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. 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 walking distance of this marker: Hugh Fleming House & Store (a few steps from this marker); Site of Margaret Darrach House (a few steps from this marker); Samuel Carpenter House (a few steps from this marker); Mary Stewart-Cox House (within shouting distance of this marker); McMullin House (within shouting distance of this marker); Port Penn Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this
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Regarding Thomas Cleaver House.
Architectural description of the house:
11 East Market Street - Mid-19th century, 2-story frame house.
Also see . . . Port Penn Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
Built on a double-pile, center-hall-plan, the Cleaver House is built of frame presently covered with asbestos shingle and resting on a brick and rubble stone foundation. Two stories in elevation, the house is covered with a gable roof with projecting eaves filled in with a cornice of closely-spaced, sawn-work brackets. Flat-roofed porches across the front and over a gable end employ the same cornice line and bracketing. A single interior gable end chimney stands in the west gable wall, while the east end chimney has been removed. With its larger dimensions and Italianate trim, the Cleaver House dominates the west block of Market Street in much the same manner as it did when it was built.(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
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 270 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
