The RODNEY HOUSE 16 3rd St., built 1831 by George B. Rodney, Member of Congress (1841-1845) is of brick, with shuttered doorway and fanlight above. The proportions of the facade and interior are dignified. The house (still occupied by descendants of George Rodney) contains the most extensive collection of Delawareana in the State. Notable are portraits of George Read by Gilbert Stuart; George Ross, the elder, first Rector of Immanuel Church, by Hesselius; and Benjamin West's painting of George Ross, the younger-
Delaware: A Guide to the First State, 1938, pg 244.
The house is as described in the Guide. Unsure of the current owner or the contents as the house is a private residence.