Byfield Historic District

Byfield Historic District
Nearest city Kitts Hummock, Delaware
Area 692 acres (280 ha)
Built 1859 (1859)
MPS St. Jones Neck MRA
NRHP Reference # 79003232[1]
Added to NRHP May 22, 1979

The Byfield Historic District encompasses the remains of an early colonial community in eastern Kent County, Delaware. The district includes four separate archaeological sites, each of which have been associated with early English settlers of the area. The site designated K-929 is the location of a brick kiln, which documentary evidence suggests was associated with Daniel Jones, the first settler in the area. K-917 is speculated to be associated with William Rodney, who married Jones' daughter. K-916 is a site that may have been a slave residence, and K-890 is believed to be the site of one of the homes of Caesar Rodney, Sr., the father of Delaware Revolutionary War leader Caesar Rodney. The only 19th century structure in the district is the S. A. Sipple House.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "St. Jones Neck Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-31.


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