Chelsea
Chelsea is a historic home located in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1848 by Thomas Clark, and is a three-story, three-bay-square brick block with a low, almost flat, hipped roof surmounted by a widow's walk.Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delaware City Historic District and Fort DuPont.
Delaware City Historic District
Protected area
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Delaware City Historic District is a national historic district located at Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Delaware City. Delaware City Historic District is situated 2,000 feet east of Chelsea.
Fort DuPont
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort DuPont, named in honor of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, is located between the original Delaware City and the modern Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on the original Reeden Point tract, which was granted to Henry Ward in 1675. Fort DuPont is situated 1 mile southeast of Chelsea.
Fairview
House
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Fairview is a historic home located near Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1822 as a two-story, five-bay rectangular brick dwelling with a Georgian style, center hall plan. Fairview is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Chelsea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delaware City and Saint Georges.
Delaware City
Village
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Delaware City is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 1,885 as of 2020. It is a small port town on the eastern terminus of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and is the location of the Forts Ferry Crossing to Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island.
Saint Georges
Village
Saint Georges is an unincorporated town and former municipality situated on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, approximately midway between the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay. Saint Georges is situated 3 miles southwest of Chelsea.
Wrangle Hill
Hamlet
Wrangle Hill is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Wrangle Hill is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 13, Delaware Route 7, and Delaware Route 72 west of Delaware City. Wrangle Hill is situated 3 miles west of Chelsea.
Chelsea
- Type: Historic building
- Description: historic home located near Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.57689° or 39° 34′ 37″ northLongitude
-75.59898° or 75° 35′ 56″ westOpen location code
87F6HCG2+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 360210290OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q5090030
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