For a slice of Delaware history, consider the historic Henry Webster House at 4311 Marlowe Road, Wilmington, Delaware. 

4311 Marlowe Rd.

This 4 bedroom, 2 bath stone home was built for Henry Webster and his Swedish wife, Sarah Stedham, between 1760-70, calculating by his wedding in 1755 at Old Swede's Church in Wilmington, and the basement joists, which are made of trees, an early construction method,  not milled lumber.

The first mill on the Shellpot Creek, built in 1662, was owned by Jouse Andriaesen, called Herring Rocks. It later became part of the William Sellers estate, which is just down the road from the Webster house.

The most famous of the mills in Brandywine Hundred was the one built by Henry Webster, a grist mill built ca. 1772 to 1790. It was where the woods behind the church across the street from the Webster House is now. The mill was powered not only by the Shellpot but Nancy Sawin sketch of millalso by a large millpond created by damming Matson Run. Henry Webster sold it in 1802 to his son, George. It remained in (the) Webster family until 1890 when the land was sold to Shellpot Amusement Park. The old mill became a part of this amusement park, which functioned between 1893 and 1934, and the mill was featured in promotional materials for the park.  If you want to learn more about the house at 4311 Marlowe Rd., click here. 

Sketch above by the late local artist,  Nancy Sawin.

 

 Carolyn Roland's photoCarolyn Roland, GRI CRS Patterson-Schwartz & Assoc. Inc.

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2 Comments on Early Delaware Historic Home a Rare Survival in Suburban-like Setting

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Carolyn - great description and graphics. You make it sound like a "must visit"
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Larry--That's exactly the reaction we were looking for, so thanks!
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