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October 1

The George Read II House, on The Strand in New Castle. The house was built in 1801 by George Read II, who was the son of Declaration of Independence signer George Read. The house was built with an open lot across the street to allow for a view of the Delaware River, both for scenic purposes and to watch for shipments coming in. During Prohibition, the house's basement served as a speakeasy.

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October 2

One of the few prominent DuPont mansions still occupied by a member of the DuPont family is Granogue, in Chateau Country. Granogue can be seen sitting on the top of a hill from Smith's Bridge Road. The house was built in 1923.

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1st of October is a really nice house

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October 3

Gild Hall, on The Highway in Arden. The hall was built in 1910 to serve as the village's clubhouse and meeting center. Part of the Derrickson family barn, dating to the 1700s, was incorporated into the structure.

Originally Posted by DanielFigFoz

1st of October is really a nice house

Indeed, Delaware's best example of Federal architecture.

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October 4

The Ellegood House, on Central Avenue in Laurel. The house was built in 1884 for Dr. Joshua Ellegood when he parried Marion Dashiell. The house was later a residence of two separate presidents of the Marvil Package Company, which produced peach baskets.

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October 5

Sailor's Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, on Main Avenue in Bethel. The church's name comes from the shipbuilding industry that dominated the little town for decades in the 1800s. The congregation was founded in 1809, and the present church was built in 1884 as the Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church. The current name of the church comes from the name of the church that existed from 1855 until 1884.

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October 6

The Vinyard House, on NW Front Street in Milford. The house was built in 1924 by Wilson Vinyard, who operated Vinyard Shipbuilding, which built luxury yachts at the time.

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October 7

The old Christiana Fire House, on Main Street in Christiana. The fire house was built in 1927 and was converted into a museum in 1974.

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October 8

The Frink Center for Wildlife, on Possum Hollow Road in Milford Crossroads, north of Newark. The bird hospital was built in 1992 with an abandoned barn.

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October 9

Mount Zion United Methodist Church, on Seaford Road in Broad Creek Hundred. The church was built in 1921.

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You really know Delaware quite well!

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October 10

Fall color beginning to creep in at Trap Pond State Park, one of the state's stands of bald cypress trees, near Hearns Crossroads.

Originally Posted by DanielFigFoz

You really know Delaware quite well!

I bet others that have to learn about Delaware history for their jobs know more than me. Plus, I simply have access to several sources of data.

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October 11

Fall colors are starting to show around the state now. Scenes in the state's marshland are good places to see seasonal foliage and wildlife, such as this marshland north of New Castle.

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October 12

This house, on Whitman Drive in suburban Wilmington, was where I grew up.

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October 13

A house on Grant Avenue in Wilmington.

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October 14

A house on Edgehill Road in Westover Hills.

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October 15

A farm on Port Penn Road in St. George's Hundred.

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October 16

A house on Woodlawn Avenue in Newark.

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Ocotber 17

An old farmstead on Doe Run Road in Corner Ketch.

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October 18

The Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center, on the Delaware State University campus in Dover. The student center opened up before this semester and includes a gym, bookstore, and student organization offices.