Shipcarpenter Square | |
|---|---|
| Residential development | |
 Entrance to the Commons at Shipcarpenter Square | |
| Design | Lewestown Restorations, Inc. |
| Architectural style | Colonial and Victorian era houses |
| Manager | Shipcarpenter Square Association, Inc. |
| Location | Lewes, Delaware, US |
| Coordinates: 38°46′34″N 75°08′41″W / 38.776084°N 75.144788°W | |
| Website | sites.google.com/view/shipcarpenter-square/home |
Shipcarpenter Square is an historic residential neighborhood located in Lewes, Delaware. The neighborhood has well-preserved Colonial and Victorian-era houses, 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.[1][2]
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 conceived in the 1980s, the developers subdivided the land and relocated buildings from other locales, and then restored them with modern utilities.[1]
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.[2]
The private homes that have been relocated to Shipcarpenter Square date from 1730 to 1880, and are Colonial in design as well as Victorian.[3]
- ^ a b Harrison, Mimi (March 17, 2002). "This New Old House". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b Maynard, W. Barksdale. "Shipcarpenter Square". sah-archipedia.org. Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Sites of Special Interest". leweschamber.com. Lewes Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 5 October 2023.