Delaware - Sussex County - Vacant / Not In Use
Sussex County Delaware (Vacant / Not In Use) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort Miles Historic District, Old Sussex County Courthouse, Prince George's Chapel, Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck and Abbott's Mill.

The famous person Gov. William H. Ross is associated with one of more of the Sussex County historic places. Prominent architectural styles found in Sussex Country are Italianate, Colonial Revival and Federal.

Abbott's Mill (added 1972 - - #72000300)
Also known as See Also:Abbott's Mill (Boundary Increase)
SW of Milford , Milford
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Adams, Joseph T., House (added 1998 - - #98001092)
12 E. Pine St. , Georgetown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Professional
Baltimore Mills Historic Archaeological Site (added 1997 - - #97000837)
Also known as S-750
Address restricted , Omar
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Industry, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Deep Creek Furnace Site (added 1977 - - #77000396)
Also known as Old Furnace Mill;Deep Creek Furnace Industrial Complex
Address Restricted , Middleford
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fort Miles Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001076)
Also known as CRS# S-6048
At the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay , Lewes
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Fortification, Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Research Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Hitchens, Ames, Chicken Farm (added 1979 - - #79003311)
N of Rt. 24 , Millsboro
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Native American, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Maston House (added 1975 - - #75000545)
Also known as Cannon's Savannah
3 mi. N of Seaford on Seaford-Atlanta Rd. , Seaford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Milford Railroad Station (added 1983 - - #83001356)
DE 36 , Milford
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics, Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Mispillion Lighthouse and Beacon Tower (added 1987 - - #86002919)
NE end of CR 203 , Milford
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Old Sussex County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000236)
S. Bedford St. , Georgetown
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pine Grove Furnace Site (added 1978 - - #78000917)
Address Restricted , Concord
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Prince George's Chapel (added 1971 - - #71000235)
E of Dagsboro on DE 26 , Dagsboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck (added 2006 - - #06001056)
Also known as S10147, 7S-D-91A
Address Restricted , Lewes
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Maritime History, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
British
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Ross, Gov. William H., House (added 1977 - - #77000399)
Also known as The Ross Mansion
N of Seaford on Market St. , Seaford
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Ross,Gov. William H.
Significant Year:
1859
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Sudler House (added 1974 - - #74000606)
N. Main St. , Bridgeville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Warren's Mill (added 1978 - - #78000923)
NW of Millsboro on DE 326 , Millsboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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