Corbit-Sharp House
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Corbit-Sharp House is a historic home located at Main and 2nd Streets in Odessa, Delaware
. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1967, and is included in the Odessa Historic District
.
The Corbit-Sharp House is a historic house museum that is owned and operated by Historic Houses of Odessa. Furnished for the late 18th century period, the house is one of five historic properties that can be toured. Other properties managed by the organization include the 1769 Wilson-Warner House, 1700 Collins-Sharp House, 1822 Brick Hotel, and 1853 Odessa Bank. Tours are given from March through December.
William Corbit, a prominent local tanner, built the Georgian house in 1774. The house remained in the family until 1938, when it was purchased by Rodney Sharp
, who restored the house and several other historically significant buildings in the town.
Odessa, Delaware
Odessa is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Originally founded as Cantwell's Bridge in the 18th century, the name was changed in the 19th century, after the Ukrainian port city of the same name...
. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1967, and is included in the Odessa Historic District
Odessa Historic District
Odessa Historic District in Odessa, Delaware is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, then increased in 1984. It includes the Corbit-Sharp House, a National Historic Landmark, but the district itself is not one....
.
The Corbit-Sharp House is a historic house museum that is owned and operated by Historic Houses of Odessa. Furnished for the late 18th century period, the house is one of five historic properties that can be toured. Other properties managed by the organization include the 1769 Wilson-Warner House, 1700 Collins-Sharp House, 1822 Brick Hotel, and 1853 Odessa Bank. Tours are given from March through December.
William Corbit, a prominent local tanner, built the Georgian house in 1774. The house remained in the family until 1938, when it was purchased by Rodney Sharp
Rodney Sharp
H. Rodney Sharp III has been a director of DuPont since 1981. Sharp is president of the Board of Trustees of Longwood Foundation, Inc., and a director of Wilmington Trust. He is a trustee and director of Christiana Care Corporation. Sharp also serves as secretary of the board of Planned Parenthood...
, who restored the house and several other historically significant buildings in the town.
External links
- Historic Houses of Odessa
- Corbit-Sharp House, Main Street, Odessa, New Castle County, DE: 7 photos, 2 data pages and supplemental material, and Corbit-Sharp Smokehouse, State Route 299 (Saint Georges Hundred), Odessa, New Castle County, DE: 2 drawings, 2 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey