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10-OCT-2014

Old

Ryves Holt House (1665) is purportedly the oldest surviving house in the U.S. state of Delaware.
It is located at 218 Second Street in Lewes, Delaware.

The building, which has been dated to 1665 using dendrochronology, served as one of the earliest inns in the region.
It was run for a time by Philip Russell, who was "recorded as a cupbearer to William Penn".
After coming to "Port Lewes" in 1721, Ryves Holt, the first Chief Justice of Sussex County, purchased the house.
The Lewes Historical Society currently owns and operates the building.
Historical Society hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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Graeme09-Nov-2014 10:01
Great looking building and history, Stephanie.BV
Tom LeRoy21-Oct-2014 19:51
Great colors on this fine old house in an amazingly good condition. V
LynnH20-Oct-2014 01:45
A fine old place!! V
Janice Dunn19-Oct-2014 05:08
It's interesting to see the odd angles used on this house. Love the colour
Frank Brault18-Oct-2014 16:14
What a lovely home it is! Gorgeous. V
Ken Duckert18-Oct-2014 13:02
It's a classic. Great shot Stephanie!
Jola Dziubinska17-Oct-2014 23:36
Still looking good and I like the red color of it. V.
Cindi Smith17-Oct-2014 23:07
Reminds me of a fairy tale house. Very cool old place! V
John Lamb17-Oct-2014 22:27
I love the odd angled windows upstairs Stephanie. Thanks for the history of the fine old building. ~v~
Nestor Derkach17-Oct-2014 15:25
I think I will use the walk way to see this old house , really appreciate the composition .
Lovely resolution and image information.
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zyziza17-Oct-2014 14:46
old and red, nice story, V
J. Scott Coile17-Oct-2014 14:21
Same colors Dad chose for there home when they built it.
Faye White17-Oct-2014 13:28
Wow! Fabulous history!
Yiannis Pavlis17-Oct-2014 13:22
Classic view ,nicely composed of the old house.V
globalgadabout17-Oct-2014 13:05
a solid straight up view...rich colours here...that is old for a wooden house..
Guest 17-Oct-2014 12:35
Fine framing of this lovely looking and well maintained historical society building. V
joseantonio17-Oct-2014 11:59
Lovely house and great informtion.V.
Zeeby17-Oct-2014 11:30
Very pretty house. V
Yvonne17-Oct-2014 10:29
Lovely to see it saved and being useful, lovely shot! v
Colin Storey17-Oct-2014 10:26
Great looking house for its age and a superb image of it. v
Helen Betts17-Oct-2014 10:24
Fascinating history and an excellent capture of this old house. Love the vivid color in particular. V.
marie-jose wolff17-Oct-2014 09:57
fine old house in very good state! V
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