Ocean View in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Coastal Towns Museum
Circa 1901
— Ocean View, Delaware —
Welcome to the Historic Village in Ocean View!
The Coastal Towns Museum property includes the Evans-West House, a barn (one of the oldest in Sussex County), a wood house (named the Woodhouseum), and an outhouse.
The Evans-West house, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, was built in 1901 by James Evans and Mary West Evans. Carolyn Brunner and Dan McCann, descendants of the Evans-West family, donated the house to the Historic Village in Ocean View.
The house itself is not yet open as it is under transformation to be the actual museum, but you can access the Woodhouseum and outhouse, both of which were restored by a local Eagle Scout.
Erected 2022 by Historic Village in Ocean View.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 2017.
Location. 38° 32.824′ N, 75° 5.296′ W. Marker is in Ocean View, Delaware, in Sussex County. Marker is on Oakwood Avenue just west of West Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Hall's Store (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cecile Steele's Chicken House (about 400 feet away); Ocean View Post Office (about 400 feet away); Ocean View, Delaware (about 400 feet away); Tunnell-West House (about 400 feet away); Ocean View Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mariner’s Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ocean View.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2020
3. National Register of Historic Places plaque on the Evans-West House
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on May 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
