Red Lion Hundred in Saint Georges in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bright House
Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 26, 2024
1. Bright House Marker
1845
Post Office
1866 Postmaster Robert Tawresey 1869
1933 Postmaster Grace E. Bright 1945
National Register of Historic Places
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 39° 33.325′ N, 75° 39.009′ W. Marker is in Saint Georges, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Red Lion Hundred. It is on Delaware Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Delaware St, Saint Georges DE 19733, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Suttons' Drug Store (a few steps from this marker); Sutton House (within shouting distance of this marker); Carpenter-Gothic House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Georges Presbyterian Church Building (about 500 feet away); Robinson House (about 700 feet away); American Legion Post 13 Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Robert Bolling, Jr. (approx. 2.3 miles away); Collins-Blackburn Memorial Building (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Georges.
Also see . . . North Saint Georges Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. This house is included in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the North Saint Georges Historic District.
6 Delaware Street -- circa 1845; 2-story, 4-bay frame house; originally a house and store,with a centered entrance for the store, now a single residence with single off-center entrance; weatherboard on first level....According to residents, a very narrow, 2-story building was once located between(Submitted on October 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)this property and 4 Delaware Street. This house was apparently built to function as both a store and as a residence. The post office was located here from 1866-69, when Robert Tawresey was postmaster. The store was in operation into the 1930s, selling minnows in the later period for fisherman at the canal. From 1933 until 1945 the building was the post office, when Grace Bright was post master.Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 26, 20242. Bright House Marker - wide view with house
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
