Dodd Homestead

Dodd Homestead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	West of Rehoboth Beach on Delaware Route 1, near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Coordinates	38°43′1″N 75°6′40″W / 38.71694°N 75.11111°WCoordinates: 38°43′1″N 75°6′40″W / 38.71694°N 75.11111°W
Area	3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	c. 1830
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference #	82002367[1]
Added to NRHP	August 26, 1982

Dodd Homestead is a historic home and farmstead located near Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, Delaware. It is a modified "L"-shaped, wood frame dwelling, the earliest portion of which dates to about 1830. The main house is a long, rectangular, two-story, single-pile structure in a vernacular Federal / Greek Revival style. It has a wing, that was originally one-story. but later raised to a full two-stories, probably in the mid-19th century. There is also a two-story rear wing. The house is sheathed in hand-hewn cypress shingles and has stuccoed brick interior end chimneys. Contributing 19th century outbuildings include a low brick ash shed, milk house, wood shed, storage shed, a small shed-roofed poultry house, stable, barn, a large gable-roofed dairy barn, corn crib, and carriage house.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Richard Carter, Phyllis A. Hastings (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dodd Homestead" (PDF). and Accompanying 11 photos