Oldest Known Residence in Delaware
January 2, 2019 by delhomefinder
Ryves Holt House c. 1665
It is believed this dignified shingled home (now used as a local shop) on Second and Mulberry Streets in Lewes is the oldest in Delaware. Built by early Dutch settlers (after the destruction of the ill-fated Zwaanendael colony,) it has been dated to 1665 through wood boring analysis taken from beams used in the structure. This residence is known to have been standing on its present site in l685. At one time, this home was a colonial inn, and this is the house to which Ryves Holt came in 1721 (and subsequently purchased in 1723) when he arrived at Port Lewes. Holt (1696-1763) became the Naval Officer of the Port and was at one time the Sussex County High Sheriff. Along with other appointments and offices, Holt was made the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in The Three Lower Counties on the Delaware River in 1745 and served in this capacity until his death. After Ryves death, Commodore Jacob Jones lived in the house. Following the death of his mother, his father married a daughter of Ryves Holt. Commodore Jones won acclaim when his ship WASP captured the more heavily armed British warship Frolic during the war of 1812.
Thomas Schoenbeck, Keller Williams Realty, Lewes DE (302)360-0300
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