Evans–West House, Ocean View

Name: Evans–West House
Address: Ocean View, United States

#3 among attractions in Ocean View

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The Evans–West House is a historic house at 40 West Avenue in Ocean View, Delaware. It is a 2+1⁄2-story L-shaped wood-frame house, with clapboard siding, a cross-gable roof configuration, and a brick foundation. Its front, facing north toward Oakwood Avenue, is three bays wide, with a single-story hip-roofed porch extending across most of its width, supported by turned columns. The gable at the center of the roof has a pointed window at its center. The house, built 1900–04, is noted for a particularly well-preserved interior, with original floors, porcelain kitchen sink, and etched glass pane in the front door. The property is owned by the Ocean View Historical Society. ()

Built: 1900 (124 years ago)Coordinates: 38°32'48"N, 75°5'17"W

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Evans–West House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Indian River Inlet Bridge, South Coastal Library, Gallery One, The Freeman Stage at Bayside.

4.4 miN
Surf spot, Beach, Bridge
Indian River Inlet Bridge, Bethany Beach
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1.6 miSE
38°32'7"N • 75°3'47"W
South Coastal Library, Bethany Beach
40 min walk • Library
~1350 ftS
38°32'36"N • 75°5'11"W
Gallery One, Ocean View
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5.7 miS
38°27'57"N • 75°6'47"W
The Freeman Stage at Bayside, Selbyville
147 min walk • Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Performing arts
2.2 miN
38°34'39"N • 75°4'46"W
James Farm Ecological Preserve, Ocean View
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Gothic Revival architecture
Tunnell–West House, Ocean View
4 min walk • The Tunnell–West House is a historic house at 39 Central Avenue in Ocean View, Delaware. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built sometime between 1868 and 1890, and is a distinctive local example of vernacular Gothic Revival style.
1.3 miW
Town
Millville
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4.9 miS
National park
Fenwick Island State Park
124 min walk • Fenwick Island State Park is a 344-acre Delaware state park between Ocean City, Maryland and South Bethany, Delaware in Sussex County, Delaware, US. Fenwick Island State Park is open for year-round recreation from 8:00 am until sunset. Originally part of Delaware Seashore State Park, it was established in 1966 and renamed in 1981.