Cool Spring Presbyterian Church, Lewes

Name: Cool Spring Presbyterian Church
Address: Lewes, United States

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Cool Spring Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located near Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1854, and is on the site of two previous church buildings that served the congregation dating back to its establishment in 1726. It is a one-story, frame structure, three bays deep, in a rural Greek Revival style. It sits on a brick foundation and has a gable roof. It features a simple pedimented portico supported by two Doric order columns. The churchyard was officially granted to the congregation in 1737 by Governor Thomas Penn. ()

Built: 1854 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 38°44'13"N, 75°14'21"W

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Cool Spring Presbyterian Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Midway Par 3 Golf Course & Range, Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Ryves Holt House.

5.1 miE
38°44'44"N • 75°8'45"W
Midway Par 3 Golf Course & Range, Lewes
129 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
6 miNE
Garden, Park
Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes
152 min walk • Zwaanendael or Swaanendael was a short-lived Dutch colonial settlement in Delaware. It was built in 1631. The name is archaic Dutch for "swan valley." The site of the settlement later became the town of Lewes, Delaware.
5.6 miNE
Canal
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Lewes
142 min walk • The Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is a canal in Sussex County, Delaware, which connects the Broadkill River and the Delaware Bay to Rehoboth Bay. It forms a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway.
5.9 miNE
Museum, History museum
Ryves Holt House, Lewes
152 min walk • Ryves Holt House 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.
5.7 miE
38°46'1"N • 75°8'29"W
Lewes Public Library, Lewes
145 min walk • Library
2.7 miE
Winery, Wine tours
Nassau Valley Vineyards, Lewes
70 min walk • Nassau Valley Vineyards was the first winery in the state of Delaware in the United States, and is currently the largest in the state. When jazz singer Peggy Raley decided to open a winery in Delaware, she first had to get the local state legislature to pass a law allowing wineries in the state.
5.3 miSW
Church
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Church
Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes
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4.8 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Draper–Adkins House, Milton
122 min walk • Draper–Adkins House, also known as the Jenny Adkins House, is a historic home located at Milton, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built about 1840, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five bay, single pile, wood frame dwelling clad in weatherboard. The interior has Greek Revival style details.
3.7 miS
Church
St. George's Chapel, Lewes
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5.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Lewes Historic District, Lewes
149 min walk • Lewes Historic District is a national historic district located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes 122 contributing buildings and 6 contributing sites encompassing most of the 17th-century town of Lewes, together with part of Pilot Town.

Cool Spring Presbyterian Church, Lewes

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Cool Spring Presbyterian Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)