Rodney House - New Castle, Delaware
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 39° 39.628 W 075° 33.830
18S E 451633 N 4390225
Historic house in the New Castle Historic District in New Castle, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WMKXXW
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 1

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.
Book: Delaware

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 244

Year Originally Published: 1938

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