Saint George's Hundred in Port Penn in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
W.H. Miller House
3 South Congress Street
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 5, 2021
1. W.H. Miller 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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is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Late-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° 30.972′ N, 75° 34.61′ W. Marker is in Port Penn, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Saint George's Hundred. It is on South Congress Street (Delaware Route 9) south of Market Street ( Route 9), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 S Congress 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: W.H. Miller Rental Property (a few steps from this marker); William Eaton House (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Price House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cleaver House (within shouting distance of this marker); O. Webb Double House (within shouting distance of this marker); McNally House (within shouting distance of this marker); W.C. Webb House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Thomas Price House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Penn.
Regarding W.H. Miller House.
Excerpt from the form giving an architectural description of the house:
9 South Congress Street - Mid-19th century, 2-story, 3-bay frame side hall house with Eastlake style portico.
Also see . . . Port Penn Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
Back across Congress Street stand two(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)frame dwellings - one dating from the 1870's, and the other from the 1840's. The later of the two is a two-and-a-half-story, frame, hip roof, double-pile, side-hall-plan dwelling (N-3928.30) with a later-19th century, two-story storefront addition. The original block is finished with a hip roof, full-length front porch supported by turned posts and with paired Italianate cornice brackets spaced between the half story windows. The wing also retains a full-length front porch and presently serves as the village post office. Some of the early counter and shelving elements were saved when the store was remodeled and installed in the Port Penn Museum, now occupying the old schoolhouse. The house and store are listed in 1893 as part ofthe W. H. Miller estate.
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 263 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
