Tweed's Tavern

Tweed's Tavern (HM1RXB)

Location: Hockessin, DE 19707 New Castle County
Buy Delaware State flags at Flagstore.com!
Country: United States of America
Buy United States of America flags at Flagstore.com!

N 39° 46.616', W 75° 42.794'

  • 0 likes
  • 0 check ins
  • 0 favorites
  • 1138 views
Inscription
Formerly known as "MudFort," this log structure was built circa 1790. The original two-story building measured 21 X 27 feet, and featured an attic and full stone basement. A later tax assessment describes the house as d"large" and cites the presence of a "cookery (separate, original Kitchen), frame barn, and stables." In 1802, the tavern was sold to John Tweed. It remained in the possession of the Tweed family until 1831, when it is believed to have ceased functioning as a tavern. For much of the remainder of the 1800s, the building and the surrounding farm was the property of the Thomas Baldwin family; they were largely responsible for transforming the tavern into a domestic residence.e After several changes of ownership, the property was purchased by Alfred Giacomelli in 1930. Five generations of the Giacomelli family lived in the house until 1989, and various modifications were completed during that time. The building was purchased by the State of Delaware in 1999. After a formal bid process was held in February 2000, Preservation Delaware, under the direction of the Hockessin Historical Society, was awarded the building. Tweed;s Tavern originally stood on the northwestern side of the intersection of Limestone Road (Route 7) and Valley Road, along a former major grain trade route which ran from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Christiana Bridge and later Newport, Delaware. It was relocated to this present site beginning in June 2000.
Details
HM NumberHM1RXB
Marker NumberNC-208
Year Placed2015
Placed ByDelaware Public Archives
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
Pictures
Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 438920 N 4403242
Decimal Degrees39.77693333, -75.71323333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 46.616', W 75° 42.794'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 46' 36.96" N, 75° 42' 47.64" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)302
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 608-618 Valley Rd, Hockessin DE 19707, US
Alternative Maps Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap

Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.

Check Ins  check in   |    all

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.

Comments 0 comments

Maintenance Issues
  1. Is this marker part of a series?
  2. This markers needs some tags to help categorize the marker
  3. What historical period does the marker represent?
  4. What historical place does the marker represent?
  5. What type of marker is it?
  6. What class is the marker?
  7. What style is the marker?
  8. This marker needs at least one picture.
  9. Can this marker be seen from the road?
  10. Is the marker in the median?