Col. David Hall House, Lewes

Name: Col. David Hall House
Address: Lewes, United States

#14 among attractions in Lewes

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Col. David Hall House is a historic home located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. The main house dates to about 1780, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, frame structure. A lower 2+1⁄2-story wing was added about 1805. The main house is sheathed in its original cypress shingles and the wing in cedar shakes. It was the home of Colonel David Hall, who served as Governor of Delaware. ()

Built: 1780 (244 years ago)Coordinates: 38°46'25"N, 75°8'20"W

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Col. David Hall House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Zwaanendael Museum, Overfalls, Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.

~400 ftN
Museum, History museum
Zwaanendael Museum, Lewes
2 min walk • In Lewes, Delaware the Zwaanendael Museum was created to honor the 300th anniversary of Delaware's first European settlement, Zwaanendael, founded 1631. The museum models the former City Hall in Hoorn, Netherlands.
~1690 ftN
Museum, Ship
Overfalls, Lewes
9 min walk • Lightship Overfalls was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship.
~90 ftNW
Garden, Park
Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes
1 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.
1.5 miNW
Canal
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Lewes
39 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.
~1030 ftNW
Museum, History museum
Ryves Holt House, Lewes
5 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.
0.5 miS
38°46'1"N • 75°8'29"W
Lewes Public Library, Lewes
13 min walk • Library
~560 ftSW
Church
Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes
3 min walk • Lewes Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church building located at 100 Kings Highway in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1832, as a frame meeting house measuring 45 feet by 37 feet.
~1170 ftW
Neighbourhood
Lewes Historic District, Lewes
6 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Col. David Hall House?

Nearby attractions include Zwaanendael Colony, Lewes (1 min walk), Zwaanendael Museum, Lewes (2 min walk), Lewes Presbyterian Church, Lewes (3 min walk), Ryves Holt House, Lewes (5 min walk).