Port Penn in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Samuel Kershaw House

100 West Merchant Street

— Port Penn Historic District —

Samuel Kershaw House Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021

1. Samuel Kershaw House Marker

Port Penn Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Inscription. Samuel Kershaw
House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1905

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 39° 30.944′ N, 75° 34.677′ W. Marker is in Port Penn, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is on West Merchant Street just east of Stewart Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W Merchant St, Port Penn DE 19731, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Shelby Collins House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Price House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); O. Webb Double House (about 300 feet away); W.H. Miller Rental Property (about 300 feet away); Wild-Cleaver House (about 300 feet away); The Stewart House (about 400 feet away); W.H. Miller House (about 400 feet away); Port Penn Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Penn.

Regarding Samuel Kershaw House. The village of Port Penn exists today as an unusually well preserved example of a small 19th century

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Delaware river town. The buildings that remain in Port Penn comprise a visually unified assemblage of residential, commercial and ecclesiastic structures which document its appearance in the late 19th century. Since then 100 years have passed, but there have been relatively few visible changes to Port Penn's overall 19th century architectural and environmental character.

The Samuel Kershaw House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021

2. The Samuel Kershaw House

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.