Historic House Museums in Delaware

We try to keep this list of historic house museums for Delaware current, but it is best to check directly with the museums for their hours and other information. If you know of a historic house museum in Delaware that should be listed here, please use our submission form to let us know about it.

Claymont

Robinson House

Major Revolutionary War figures visited, including Washington, Lafayette, Wayne and Lee

Call for hours • Naaman's Rd and Philadelphia Pike • (302) 792-0285

Dover

John Dickinson Plantation

The Dickinson Mansion, which opened to the public in 1956, has stood for over 250 years, welcomed over 100,000 visitors, and echoed with interpretation of Delaware's history and John Dickinson for 37 years.

Open Tue-Sat 10:00am - 3:30pm, Sun 1:30pm - 4:30pm • 340 Kitts Hummock Road • (302) 739-3277

Lewes

Maull House

Description

Hours • Pilottown Rd • (302) 645-7670

Milford

Parson Thorne Mansion

The Parson Thorne Mansion, built between 1730 and 1735, was once home to Milford's founder, Parson Sydenham Thorne, and also to John M. Clayton, noted Delaware statesman. The brick home is unusual, having undergone a transformation in architecture from Colonial, to Georgian, to Victorian during its history.

Open the first Sat and Sun each month, May through Oct • 501 NW Front St • (302) 422-3115

New Castle

Amstel House

Among New Castle's few surviving early colonial buildings is the elegant brick, early Georgian mansion, the Amstel House. Built in the 1730s by the town's wealthiest landowner, Dr. John Finney, the house is graced with original woodwork, fine architectural details and open hearth.

Open Tue-Sat, 11-4 & Sun, 1-4 • 2 East 4th Street • (302) 322-2794

Dutch House

Facing the Green, the diminutive Dutch House traces its origins to the late 17th century when New Castle was the bustling port for Dutch, English, Swedish, and Finnish settlers and traders.

Mar 1 - Dec 31 Tue-Sat, 11-4 & Sun, 1-4 • 32 E Third St • (302) 322-2794

George Read II House & Garden

Built in 1801 by the son of one of Delaware's signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Read House exhibits the height of Federal grandeur.

Open Tue-Thu, Sun 11-4; Fri-Sat 10-4 • 42 The Strand • (302) 322-8411

Newark

Hale-Byrnes House

Call for Hours • 606 Stanton-Christiana Rd • (302) 998-3792

Odessa

Historic Houses of Odessa

two restored houses and gallery

Call for Hours • 109 Main Street • (302) 378-4069

Rehoboth Beach

Anna Hazzard Museum

Dates from Camp Meeting Era, "tent" structure holds artifacts and memorabilia, with one room furnished in camp meeting period style

Call for Hours • 17 Christian Street • (302) 227-1119

Seaford

Governor Ross Mansion & Plantation

1859 house, outbuildings include state's only log slaves quarters

Hours • N Pine St Extension • (302) 628-9500

Wilmington

Nemours Mansion & Gardens

Currently under restoration and is closed to the public

Check their web site for the latest status • 1600 Rockland Rd • (302) 651-6912

Old Swedes Church & Hendrickson House Museum

Built in 1690 by Andrew Hendrickson, a Swedish farmer who had settled near Chester, Pennsylvania. The house was moved to this site in 1958 and restored.

Call for Hours • 606 Church St • (302) 652-5629

Rockwood Museum

Victorian manor house, garden, conservatory

Visit their web site for hours • 610 Shipley Road • (302) 761-4340

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Henry Francis DuPont mansion, 60 acre garden

Open 10-5, Tue-Sun • Route 52 • (800) 448-3883

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