Saint George's Hundred in Port Penn in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
101 Merchant Street
Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 19, 2025
1. 101 Merchant Street Marker
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 this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 39° 30.958′ N, 75° 34.682′ W. Marker is in Port Penn, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Saint George's Hundred. It is on Stewart Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Stewart 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Callaway House (a few steps from this marker); Samuel Kershaw House (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby Collins House (within shouting distance of this marker); Wild-Cleaver House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stewart House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Price House (about 300 feet away); W.H. Miller Rental Property (about 300 feet away); Joseph Alexander House & Store (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Penn.
Also see . . . Port Penn Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
At the corner of Merchant and Stewart Streets stand two single-family and one double-family tenant houses, all of frame construction, two stories in elevation, and with gable roofs. Sometime after 1893 Merchant Street was extended a half block west and three 20th-century dwellings amd a long, frame, work-shed were built.(Submitted on June 19, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 19, 2025
2. 101 Merchant Street Marker - wide view
Photographed by Pete Skillman, June 19, 2025
3. 101 Merchant Street Marker - front of house
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
