John Dickinson Plantation, Dover

Name: John Dickinson Plantation
Address: 340 Kitts Hummock Rd, Dover, 19901-7016, United States
Telephone: +1 302-739-3277

#13 among attractions in Dover

Museum, History museum, Historical place, Georgian architecture

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The John Dickinson House, generally known as Poplar Hall, is located on the John Dickinson Plantation in Dover, a property owned by the State of Delaware and open to the public as a museum by the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and newly part of the First State National Historical Park. It was the boyhood home and sometime residence of the Founding Father and American revolutionary leader John Dickinson. ()

Built: 1739 (285 years ago)Coordinates: 39°6'4"N, 75°26'54"W

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340 Kitts Hummock RdDover 19901-7016 United States

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+1 302-739-3277

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John Dickinson Plantation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Air Mobility Command Museum, Biggs Museum of American Art, Delaware State Capitol, Camden Friends Meetinghouse.

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Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
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Museum, History museum
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Monuments and statues
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