Baltimore Hundred near Dagsboro in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Spring Banke
31529 Atlantic Avenue
Banke
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 38° 33.159′ N, 75° 8.363′ W. Marker is near Dagsboro, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Baltimore Hundred. It is on Atlantic Avenue (Delaware Route 26) just east of Diane Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31529 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean View DE 19970, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Delawares Beaches. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. George's United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Blackwater Colored School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Union Wesley United Methodist Church and Campground (approx. 0.7 miles away); Blackwater Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Nugget Hollow & G.P. Mining Co. (approx. 2.4 miles away); U.S. Army Radar Site 11 (approx. 2½ miles away); Our Community's Role in World War II (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Our Community's Role in World War II (approx. 2.6 miles away).
Also see . . . Spring Banke - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
Spring Banke is a rare example of a well-preserved, eighteenth-century, small house of a type that was occupied by tenants, small farmers, and other colonists of limited means.(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
It is one of the few houses in Baltimore Hundred to survive virtually unaltered from the era of the dispute between Maryland and Delaware over the right to possession of the area. The conflict lasted for nearly a century before it was finallyresolved in 1775. The skirmishes by raiding parties from both sides affected not only title to property, but also actual security of the areas inhabitants. The architecture of Spring Banke reflects the social implications of the protracted conflict in this area. The insecurity of land titles in the region probably discouraged erection of substantial houses that exist along the rest of the coast of Maryland and Delaware. Thus, the standard house in this area was a one-room structure. Only after the dispute was settled did the majority of the residents feel secure enough to build a larger home or to add another section.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 310 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
