Historic Camden
JOHN MILLIS HOUSE (ca. 1790)
A three-bay frame house with exposed decorative corner posts and a large Victorian portico.
Jonathan Wallace House (ca. 1785)
The number 7 side is a classic three-bay, side hall three-storey Federal brick structure. The number 9 side features 18th century interior details, but its age is undetermined. Later additions have created an interesting floor plan. At one time it was a successful bed & breakfast.
Spruce Acres, 110 N. Main St.
An excellent example of domestic Greek Revival architecture in Delaware. The rusticated wooden facade of this mansion is complimented by the Greek Revival porticos. The mansion was built by Hunn Jenkins of Philadelphia on property purchased from the widow of Jonothan Jenkins.
109 N. Main St. (ca. 1910)
Mrs. Florence Caulk, widow of Dr. Levin D. Caulk, had this house architecturally designed and built in 1910. It is a superb example of a Colonial Revival style – note the Palladian-style window on the north side. Interior details include several designed by Salome Downes Edgeworth.
Edmondson House, 102 N. Main St.
This five-bay, three-story house reflects two distinct construction periods. The southern part is a three-bay side hall laid in a Flemish bond with brick belt course; the two-bay addition on the north side is laid in common bond without a belt course. There have been numerous additions over the years.
17 N. Main St. (ca. 1911)
This lovely Colonial Revival house was built by Al Dunn, a Camden carpenter. It is referred to as the “Bride’s House” locally, as the house was built according to a pencil sketch that the bride drew.
Mifflin House, 12 N. Main St. (ca. 1796)
A five-bay center hall brick structure built in a simplified form of middle Georgia style. The façade features a stone belt course and an arched doorway with a fanlight. The house was built by Daniel Mifflin, founder of Camden. South of his home stood his hotel. (See Photo 1)
Jonothan Jenkins House, 11 N. Main St. (ca. 1812)
A typical Delaware hall and parlor brick structure which retains most of its original features. The restoration of the house has been undertaken with special attention to accuracy in paint colors and wood work. The offset rear wing is a feature found on several Camden houses.
William Ellison House, 9 N. Main St. (ca. 1884)
A three-bay Victorian frame house with an entrance tower and carved bargeboards. The present owners’ restorations have made the house very nearly the house William Ellison built. They have put back into service the gas lighting system Mr. Ellison installed before electricity.
Mifflin Hotel
Built by Daniel Mifflin as a hotel and stage coach station on the