Bridgeville Historic District

Historic district in Delaware, United States

United States historic place


Bridgeville Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

St. Mary's Episcopal Church
38°44′28″N 75°36′06″W / 38.74111°N 75.60167°W / 38.74111; -75.60167
Area	75 acres (30 ha)
Built	1856 (1856)
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	94000361^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 14, 1994

Bridgeville Historic District, also known as Lewisville and Lewis' Wharf, is a national historic district located at Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware. The district includes 166 contributing buildings and 70 contributing structures at Bridgeville, a center of agricultural commerce. The district is primarily residential with resources built from the second quarter of the 19th century through the Great Depression. The dwellings are in a variety of vernacular forms including the "I-house," Shotgun house, and late 19th and 20th century revivals. Located in the district and separately listed are the Bridgeville Public Library and Old Bridgeville Fire House.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1]

The former Bridgeville Public Library building
This is the former police department building

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Peter E. Kurtze and Gabrielle Lanier (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridgeville Historic District". and Accompanying 19 photos