Odessa Historic District | |
 Houses on High Street in 1958 | |
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| Location | Bounded roughly by Appoquinimink Creek on the southeast, High St. on the northeast, 4th St. on the northwest, and Main St. on the southwest, Odessa, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′14″N 75°39′23″W / 39.45389°N 75.65639°W |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Federal, Italian Villa, Late Victorian (original) Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal (increase) |
| MPS | African-American Resources in Delaware MPS (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000227 84000846 (increase)[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 August 9, 1984 (increase) |
Odessa Historic District is a national historic district located at Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 82 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas in the shipping and trading center of Odessa. It includes a mix of commercial and residential buildings primarily dating to the 18th and 19th century. The oldest building is the Collins-Sharp House (c. 1700). Other notable buildings include the Judge Lore House (c. 1830), Brick Hotel (1822), the Davis Store (1824), Cyrus Polk House (1853), Zoar ME Church (1881), Wilson-Warner House, Academy building (1844), Red Men Lodge (1894), and Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal parsonage. Also located in the district and separately listed are the Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse, Corbit-Sharp House, and Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, then increased in 1984.[1]
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301 High St.
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Cantwells Tavern
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Bank on Main St.
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Old Academy
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Horace L. Hotchkiss. Jr. and Dorothy W. Greer (November 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Odessa Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 12 photos
- ^ Richard T. Jett (September 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Odessa Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. and accompanying 24 photos
External links
- Odessa Historic District, Third Street (Houses), Odessa, New Castle County, DE: 2 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Odessa Historic District, Main Street (Houses), Appoquinimink Creek, High, Main & Fourth Streets, Odessa, New Castle County, DE: 2 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
- Odessa Historic District, High Street (Houses), Odessa, New Castle County, DE: 2 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
- The Brick Hotel, Main Street, Odessa, New Castle County, DE: 2 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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