Built c. 1830 (1830) NRHP Reference # 82002367 Added to NRHP 26 August 1982 | Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal Area 2 ha | |
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Location West of Rehoboth Beach on Delaware Route 1, near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | ||
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.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.