Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Delaware House
36 North Main Street
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 30, 2010
1. The Delaware House Marker
N. Main & Mt. Vernon Street
c. 1817
National Register of Historic Places of the Smyrna
Historic District
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
Location. 39° 18.092′ N, 75° 36.436′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on North Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36 N Main St, Smyrna DE 19977, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Green Pottery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gray Box Chateau (within shouting distance of this marker); The John Cummins Mansion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home of Allen McLane (about 500 feet away); The Barracks (about 500 feet away); Site of Old Asbury Methodist Church (about 800 feet away); Creighton-Jones or Cummins-Stockley House (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Victor D. Ennis (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.
Also see . . .
1. Historic Homes tour.
this page online
2. Smyrna Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
36 N. Main Street - c. 1856, "Delaware House", "Scott Nursing Home"; 3-story, 8-bay, L-shaped brick structure; low gable roof with box cornice; two doors located at the third and sixth bays; two pair interior end chimneys; originally a 2-story, 5-bay residence of the first quarter of the 19th century; later renovated in 1837 and again in 1856 as "The Delaware House" hotel - adding the third floor; some panelled shutters remain on the first floor, as does the Federal doorway; windows are six-over-six sash and have late-19th-century decorative scroll cornices; a 3-bay entrance portico with decorative Victorian brackets; the hotel continued in use until 1944, when the property was purchased for use as a nursing home.(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 30, 2010
2. The Delaware House
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,198 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
