Little Creek, Delaware
One last batch for the Little Creek project I’ve been helping out with for Thank You Delaware Bay. Stay tuned here and I’ll post whatever links are available when it’s published!
Here’s the text from the sign out front, which can be seen in the last photo:
The Stone Tavern, 1908
Stone is a rare material on this coastal plain, so when you find three stone buildings in one small area, there has to be a reason. The reason is that the same person, Manlove Hayes, built them all. Hayes built the house now known as the Stone TAvern some time before 1829 for Henry Bell, whose family had owned the lot since the mid-18th century. Hayes, who ran the shipping industry in Little Creek, is also credited with two other stone buildings: the Octagonal Schoolhouse, which still stands, and York Seat, which has been demolished.
Though the original owners did own a tavern down the road, this house never was a tavern and the name is a mystery. It is owned today by the Division of Parks and Recreation.
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