First Broiler House, Georgetown

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The First Broiler House, also known as Mrs. Wilmer Steele's Broiler House, is preserved at the University of Delaware Agricultural Experiment Station near Georgetown, Delaware as an example of a chicken house that was widely used to raise broiler chickens in Delaware during the 1920s. An example of an individual-colony house, the 16-foot square wood-frame building housed 500 chickens. It was provided with a coal stove. ()

Built: 1923 (101 years ago)Coordinates: 38°38'9"N, 75°27'16"W

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First Broiler House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Georgetown Speedway, Old Christ Church, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sports at the Beach.

5 miE
Racetrack, Sport venue, Sport
Georgetown Speedway, Georgetown
127 min walk • Georgetown Speedway is a speedway located at the intersection of U.S. Route 113 and Speedway Road in Georgetown, Delaware. The track is a 40-minute drive from Ocean City, Maryland and miles from the Delaware Beaches.
6.8 miSW
Church, Georgian architecture
Old Christ Church, Laurel
175 min walk • Old Christ Church, also known as Old Lightwood, is a historic Episcopal church near Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware. The 1772 church resembles its parent church, Green Hill Church of Stepney Parish in Wicomico County, Maryland, except that while Stepney was built in brick, Christ Church is of wood construction.
5.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Georgetown
138 min walk • St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 122 East Pine Street in Georgetown, Sussex County. The congregation started in 1794 but this brick building was completed in 1844. It was remodeled in 1881 by McKim Mead and White of New York City in the early Victorian Gothic style.
7 miNE
38°42'4"N • 75°21'14"W
Sports at the Beach, Georgetown
180 min walk • Sport complex, Park
5.2 miNE
Georgian architecture
Old Sussex County Courthouse, Georgetown
134 min walk • Old Sussex County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1793, and is a two-story, five bay, frame structure in a late Georgian style. It is sheathed in cypress shingles.
5.1 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Judge's House and Law Office, Georgetown
131 min walk • Judge's House and Law Office is a historic home and office located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The original structure was built by Justice Peter Robinson about 1810, as a 2+1⁄2-story, single pile, Federal style dwelling with a one-story, two bay southwest wing and one-story, three bay rear wing.
5.4 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Joseph T. Adams House, Georgetown
138 min walk • Joseph T. Adams House is a historic home located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1868, and is a two-story, five bay, shingled frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a rear ell, gable roof, and cross-gable dormer.
5.2 miNE
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Peter S. Faucett House, Georgetown
132 min walk • Peter S. Faucett House, also known as the Hitchens House, is a historic home located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It is an early-19th century, two-story, six-bay, shingled frame dwelling in a vernacular style.
5.4 miNE
Georgian architecture
Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle, Georgetown
138 min walk • Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle is a historic courthouse located at The Circle in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect William Strickland and built between 1837 and 1840.
5.2 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Richards Mansion, Georgetown
134 min walk • Richards Mansion, also known as The Mansion House, is a historic mansion located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The oldest section was built between 1796 and 1799, and is a two-story, four bay, single pile Federal style structure that is now the rear wing.
5.3 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Thomas Sipple House, Georgetown
135 min walk • Thomas Sipple House, also known as the Chipman House and Boxwood Manor, is a historic home located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1861, and is a two-story, five bay, single pile frame dwelling with a two-story rear ell. It sits on a brick foundation and has a low-pitched gable roof.