Red Lion Hundred in Delaware City in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chelsea

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 14, 2025

1. Chelsea Marker

Inscription.
Chelsea

circa 1848

Listed on National Register of Historic Places
United States Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 39° 34.584′ N, 75° 35.985′ W. Marker is in Delaware City, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Red Lion Hundred. It is on 5th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 910 5th St, Delaware City DE 19706, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Old Fire Bell" (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Delaware City Fire Company (about 800 feet away); Delaware City School No. 118C (approx. 0.3 miles away); Collins-Blackburn Memorial Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Delaware City Public School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Delaware City Fire Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fishing, Hunting & Trapping (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delaware City.

Also see . . . Chelsea - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

The "peach mansion" occurs with some frequency in the rural areas flanking the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, particularly in those Hundreds below the Canal. Philip Reybold is credited with constructing the first of these Greek Revival structures which soon became fashionable with peach growers initially in Red Lion Hundred, and then primarily in lower Pencader and St. Georges Hundreds. Other than the J. Vandegrift House at the Deputy Farm (N-143), Chelsea is the
Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 14, 2025

2. Chelsea Marker - wide view
only "peach mansion" which survives in Red Lion Hundred. Because of its proximity to Reybold's Lexington in terms of physical location and construction date, Chelsea is significant as it illustrates the acceptability to the rural gentry of this adaptation of the Greek Revival style and provides clues to the early evolution of this architectural fashion.

(Submitted on June 14, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Chelsea Marker - additional plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 14, 2025

3. Chelsea Marker - additional plaque

This is located on the right side of the driveway.

Chelsea Marker - house itself image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 14, 2025

4. Chelsea Marker - house itself

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.