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Port Penn is in New Castle County
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On Market Street (Delaware Route 9) just east of Delaware City Port Penn Road (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling west.
Canary-Naudine House & Store
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1785
— — Map (db m174828) HM
On North Congress Street just north of Market Street, on the right when traveling north.
Commodore's House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1930
— — Map (db m174842) HM
Near Liberty Street, on the right when traveling north.
Left Panel The European Markets Port Penn once figured prominently in world markets. As the supply of beaver fur in the American West declined, European demand for quality fur remained high. Toward the end of the 19th century, muskrat . . . — — Map (db m10435) HM
On Market Street at Stewart St., on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
The Presbyterian Church, on the opposite corner across the intersection, now occupies the site originally intended as Port Penn's market square. Dr. David Stewart, Sr., believed to be the founder of Port Penn, envisioned a central market similar . . . — — Map (db m10395) HM
On South Congress Street just north of Market Street (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling south.
Mary Porter Darrach House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1830
— — Map (db m174843) HM
On Market Street (Delaware Route 9) just east of Delaware City Port Penn Road (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling east.
Mary Stewart-Cox
House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1792
— — Map (db m174827) HM
On South Congress Street (Route 9) at West Merchant Street, on the right when traveling north on South Congress Street.
O. Webb Double House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Mid-19th Century
— — Map (db m174839) HM
On St. Augustine Road Rt. 9, on the right when traveling north.
In 1875, Congress approved funding to build several lighthouses along this segment of the Delaware River. This site was purchased in April 1876, and by December the Port Penn Front Range Light was completed. Constructed under the direction of the . . . — — Map (db m10536) HM
On Market Street (Delaware Route 9) at Stewart Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.
Port Penn
Presbyterian Church
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1856
— — Map (db m174825) HM
On Market Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. Reported permanently removed.
Built in 1856, this schoolhouse served to educate Port Penn's children until 1961. Now a State Parks interpretive center, it continues to teach people about the Port Penn community.
Eight grades of students attended classes in the two rooms of . . . — — Map (db m10430) HM
On West Market Street at Delaware City Port Penn Road (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling west on West Market Street.
Eight grades of students attended classes in the two rooms of this school. The schoolhouse had a coal stove, outdoor privy and a well. Because of segregation, Port Penn's African-American children were educated in a separate school on Port Penn . . . — — Map (db m189353) HM
On Market Street (Delaware Route 9) just east of Delaware City Port Penn Road (Delaware Route 9), on the left when traveling east.
Samuel Carpenter House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Early-19th Century
— — Map (db m174832) HM
On West Merchant Street just east of Stewart Street, on the left when traveling west.
Samuel Kershaw House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1905
— — Map (db m174836) HM
On West Merchant Street just west of South Congress Street (Delaware Route 9), on the left.
Shelby Collins House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1905
— — Map (db m174837) HM
On Market Street (Old Delaware Route 9) at Stewart Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.
Site of Harper Carey Store
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Early-20th Century
— — Map (db m174835) HM
On Market Street (Delaware Route 9) just west of Stewart Street, on the right when traveling east.
Site of Margaret
Stewart Darrach House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1730
— — Map (db m174826) HM
On Market Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
The W.B. & J.S. Zacheis, Inc. cannery operation stood across the street from the schoolhouse from the early 1900s until after World War II. When the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and the railroad diverted most commercial shipping away from the . . . — — Map (db m10396) HM
On Congress St. at Market Street, on the right when traveling north on Congress St..
In 1834, Joseph Cleaver built this house near the river and what was then the region's biggest port. He called it Linden Hall. As one of Port Penn's best-known merchants, he hoped to dominate the trade between the Delaware River and the farmlands . . . — — Map (db m10388) HM
On N. Congress St., 0.1 miles north of Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
This house was ordered by mail and delivered in pieces by railroad to Delaware City and then brought to Port Penn by wagon. Houses could be ordered from Sears, Roebuck and Company, Montgomery Ward, and other sources. During the growth of mass . . . — — Map (db m10391) HM
On Stewart Street just south of Market Street (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling south.
The Stewart House built in the mid-1700's, was owned by at least six generations of the family. David Stewart, Sr., credited with founding Port Penn, planned for the town to become a shipping port that could compete with the firmly established . . . — — Map (db m10392) HM
On Market Street (Route 9) just west of Stewart Street, on the right when traveling west.
Thomas Cleaver House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Mid-19th Century
— — Map (db m174833) HM
On South Congress Street (Delaware Route 9) just north of West Merchant Street, on the right when traveling south.
Thomas Price House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Mid-19th Century
— — Map (db m174838) HM
Port Penns name is attributed to a visit that William Penn made to the area in 1682. Dr. David Stewart founded Port Penn in the 1760s and laid out the town in a grid pattern. A protected deep water harbor and access to an active peach and grain . . . — — Map (db m140576) HM
On South Congress Street (Delaware Route 9) south of Market Street (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling south.
W.H. Miller House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Late-19th Century
— — Map (db m174840) HM
On South Congress Street (Delaware Route 9) just south of Market Street (Delaware Route 9), on the right when traveling south.
W.H. Miller Rental Property
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. Mid-19th Century
— — Map (db m174841) HM
On Market Street (Delaware Route 9) just east of Delaware City Port Penn Road (Delaware Route 9), on the left when traveling west.
Webb-Jefferson
House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1830-1850 — — Map (db m174831) HM
Port Penn is a community connected to its wetland landscape. Seasonal changes bring about changes in the lifestyles of Port Penners themselves. Autumn waterfowl hunting and winter muskrat trapping lead into spring shad runs and summer sturgeon . . . — — Map (db m10438) HM
On Stewart Street just south of West Market Street (Delaware Route 9), on the left when traveling south.
Wild-Cleaver
House
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1792
— — Map (db m174824) HM
