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 Dover, Delaware 19901 {Historic} Posted by:  ddtfamily
N 39° 09.362 W 075° 31.386
18S E 454803 N 4334221
Historic post office, oldest wooden structure in Dover
Waymark Code: WMMKN4
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2014
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In the mid-1700's, this woodframe structure served as Dover's first post office (source below). It is the oldest still-standing wood structure in Dover. Despite being sometimes known as the "John Bell House," the building actually is believed to have served as a workshop for much of it's early history. The exact date of construction is uncertain. In the attic, restoration workers found the date 1743 punched with an awl into a section of wooden stud, but it is thought that the actual construction date may be even earlier. The building was owned by several generations of the Bell family; today, it is owned by the state and serves as a starting point for historic tours.
"5. NO. 49 THE GREEN (private), a one-and-one-half story frame office building covered with clapboards split by hand, is reckoned one of the city's earliest buildings, the precise date of erection unknown. It has served as Dover's first postoffice, as shop, and as law offices of Nathaniel B. Smithers and George V. Massey—in their time, leading attorneys of Dover."-Delaware: A Guide to the First State, 1938
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Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 19901
Current Status:: Retired
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