Sudler House Explained

Sudler House
Location:N. Main St., Bridgeville, Delaware
Coordinates:38.7472°N -75.5994°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Federal
Added:December 31, 1974
Refnum:74000606

Sudler House is a historic home located in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware. The original section was built about 1750, and is a two-story, six-bay, frame dwelling sheathed in cypress shingles in a vernacular style. The original three-bay section was enlarged during the Federal period. The interior features a gracefully designed staircase with square balusters has an unusual double carved bracket trim and panelled base.[1] Francis Asbury (1745-1816) preached here. The Sudler family owned the property from 1833 to 1971.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=74000606}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sudler House]. Madeline-Elizabeth Dunn . October 1974. and
  2. http://archives.delaware.gov/markers/sc/SUDLER%20HOUSE%20SC-71.shtml#TopOfPage Delaware Public Archives: Sudler House