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

Shelby Collins House

102 West Merchant Street

— Port Penn Historic District —

 
 
Shelby Collins House Marker image. Click for more information.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021
1. Shelby Collins House Marker
Port Penn Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
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Inscription.
Shelby Collins
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: ArchitectureSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
 
Location. 39° 30.941′ N, 75° 34.656′ W. Marker is in Port Penn, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is on West Merchant Street just west of South Congress Street (Delaware Route 9), on the left. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 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. Samuel Kershaw House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Price House (within shouting distance of this marker); O. Webb Double House (within shouting distance of this marker); W.H. Miller Rental Property (within shouting distance of this marker); W.H. Miller House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wild-Cleaver House (about 400 feet away); The Stewart 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.
 
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significance of the historic district:
The village of Port Penn exists today as an unusually well preserved example of a small 19th century 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.
 
The Shelby Collins House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021
2. The Shelby Collins House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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