Col. David Hall House

Georgetown Hundred is a hundred in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Georgetown Hundred was formed in 1863 from Broadkill Hundred. Its primary community is Georgetown.

Lewes ( LOO-iss) is an incorporated city on the Delaware Bay in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 3,303. Along with neighboring Rehoboth Beach, Lewes is one of the principal cities of Delaware's rapidly growing Cape Region. The city lies within the Salisbury, Maryland–Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lewes proudly claims to be "The First Town in The First State."

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.

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. In 1869, the church was renovated to add a number of a Gothic Revival style features and the addition of a chancel with Gothic windows. In 1886–1887, the tower and belfry were added and two massive Corinthian order columns were added to the interior. In 1931, the church acquired its Colonial Revival style front door.The Lewes Presbyterian congregation was organized in 1692, and are the second oldest Presbyterian congregation in Delaware. The church is located on the site of the original 1727 brick church, which burned in 1871. Burials in the adjacent churchyard include two Delaware governors David Hall (1752-1817) and Ebe W. Tunnell (1844-1917) and congressman Robert G. Houston (1867-1946) and John W. Houston (1814-1896).It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.Lewes Presbyterian Church is a member of the denomination: The Covenant Order of Evangelicals, also known as E.C.O. It is also a member of Heritage Presbytery.

Ryves Holt House (1665) 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. It was run for a time by Philip Russell, who was "recorded as a cupbearer to William Penn". After coming to "Port Lewes" in 1721, Ryves Holt, the first Chief Justice of Sussex County, purchased the house. The Lewes Historical Society currently owns and operates the building. On December 30, 2014, the Ryves Holt House was added to the First State National Historical Park.

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. The district is primarily residential with resources ranging from small working-class houses to large and ornate houses from the Victorian period in a variety of popular styles including Queen Anne and Second Empire. Also included in the district is the Market Street commercial area, including three frame store buildings and the elaborate Smith Block. Other notable buildings include St. Peter's Episcopal Church, the Ellis Marine Complex, Cannonball House, Governor Ebe W. Tunnell House, Walsh Building, Zwaanendael Museum (1932), Cornelius Burton House, Lewes Historical Society enclave, and the De Wolf Houses. The contributing sites include the site of an 18th-century fort and the 1812 Park.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Lightship Overfalls (LV-118) (later renumbered WAL-539) 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.

Beebe Healthcare is a healthcare system serving Sussex County in southern Delaware in the United States. Its primary facility is Beebe Medical Center, a hospital in Lewes.

Coleman House is a historic home located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It dates to about 1815, and consists of a two-story, three-bay, frame main section with 1+1⁄2-story, frame wing. Both sections are sheathed in cypress and have gable roofs. It is an outstanding example of the early-19th-century rural architecture once common in the Lewes area.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Shipcarpenter Square is an historic residential neighborhood located in Lewes, Delaware. The neighborhood has well-preserved Victorian-era homes, said to provide a bucolic setting and charm to the seaside community while preserving the architectural heritage of the region. A distinctive feature of the neighborhood is that all of the homes have been relocated to the neighborhood from elsewhere.The name "Shipcarpenter Square" reflects its historical connection to the local shipbuilding industry and in a locale that was once important for the menhaden fisheries. Originally built in the 1980s, developers subdivided the land and relocated Victorian-era homes from other locales, and then restored them with modern utilities.Shipcarpenter Square is located between 3rd Street and 4th Street in one direction and between Park Ave and Burton Avenue in the other direction, and lies entirely within the town of Lewes, Delaware.The private homes that have been relocated to Shipcarpenter Square date from 1730 to 1880.

William Russell House, also known as the Russell Farmhouse, is a historic home located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1803, and is two-story, three-bay, double-pile, side-hall, frame house. A rear wing consists of an original one-room addition and a 20th-century addition. It is sheathed in cypress siding. Also on the property is an original brick milk house. It was the home of William Russell, a tanner and large landowner in early-19th-century Lewes.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Maull House, also known as the Thomas Maull House, is a historic home located at Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. It dates to about 1730, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, with attic, cypress sheathed frame dwelling with a gambrel roof. It measures 30 feet by 16 feet. A rear wing was added about 1890. It is the oldest Lewes building in its original location and with the least alterations. Adjacent to the house is a section of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal where a dock for the pilots' boats would have been. In 1803, Jérôme Bonaparte and his bride, Betsy Patterson, were shipwrecked off Lewes and entertained at the Maull House. Joseph Maull (1781-1846) served as Governor of Delaware from March 2, 1846, until his death on May 3, 1846. The house remained in the Maull family until 1957, and was obtained by the Colonel David Hall Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, in 1962.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, with a boundary increase in 1978.