List of the oldest buildings in Delaware


This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Delaware in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Delaware and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendrochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier.
To be listed here a site must:
BuildingImageLocationFirst BuiltUseNotes
Block HouseClaymont, Delaware1654DefensePossibly the oldest building in Delaware, however, some date the building to ca. 1723
Ryves Holt HouseLewes, Delaware1665ResidenceLikely the oldest house in Delaware
Town PointDover, Delaware1677Residence
Lombardy HallWilmington, Delaware1683 ResidenceNational Historic Landmark, home to Gunning Bedford, Jr., a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and a signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Belmont HallSmyrna, Delaware1685 Residencelarge Georgian addition built about 1753 by Thomas Collins, who would become the sixth governor of Delaware.
Hendrickson HouseWilmington, Delaware from Chester, Pennsylvania1690ResidenceMoved from Chester, PA to Wilmington, DE in 1958
Holy Trinity Church Wilmington, Delaware1698ReligiousOldest Swedish Church in the United States
BrecknockCamden, Delawareca. 1700Residence
Dutch HouseNewcastle, Delaware1701ResidenceBuilt either in the mid 1690s or 1701. Historic home and museum
New Castle County Court HouseNew Castle, Delaware1732GovernmentOne of the oldest continuously used courthouses in America
Prince George's ChapelDagsboro, Delaware1755ReligiousEpiscopal chapel of ease
Barratt's ChapelFrederica, Delaware1780ReligiousOldest Methodist church building in the U.S.
Pratt HouseMilford, Delaware1785ResidentialFormer home of the influential Pratt family.