East Dover Hundred in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Thomas Stevenson House

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

1. Thomas Stevenson House Marker

Inscription. The brick house was built in 1846. The structures to the rear consist of three separate buildings dating from 1804. They are the original tenement and two outbuildings. The first was a summer kitchen and the latter, Sara Stevenson's (1850) two room schoolhouse.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 39° 9.32′ N, 75° 31.407′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in East Dover Hundred. It is on S. State Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 South State Street, Dover DE 19901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loockerman House (a few steps from this marker); Site of King George’s Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Kent County Courthouses (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The John Bell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Discover Delaware's Capital at First State Heritage Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Christ Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nicholas Ridgely (about 300 feet away); Caesar Rodney (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

Another marker is no longer nearby. John Bell House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Thomas Stevenson House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, December 15, 2010

2. Thomas Stevenson House

Thomas Stevenson House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 17, 2012

3. Thomas Stevenson House and Marker

420 S. State Street

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,122 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on November 3, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.