Ryves Holt House

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The Ryves Holt House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Delaware, historically significant as a colonial-era inn and residence in the coastal town of Lewes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Colonial
category Historic house museums in Delaware
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
Museums in Sussex County, Delaware
city Lewes
context part of early European settlement of coastal Delaware
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era colonial era
floorCount 2 above-ground stories
hasExhibit colonial domestic life in Lewes
maritime and trading history of Lewes
hasFeature central chimney
clapboard siding
interpretive historical displays
period-style interior furnishings
small-paned windows
hasHistoricRole colonial-era inn serving travelers by sea and land
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places
inception circa 1665
locatedIn Lewes, Delaware
Sussex County, Delaware
United States of America
surface form: United States
material wood
namedAfter Ryves Holt House self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ryves Holt
near Delaware Bay
numberOfStories 2
operatedBy Lewes Historical Society museums
surface form: Lewes Historical Society
originalFunction inn
residence
owner Lewes Historical Society museums
surface form: Lewes Historical Society
partOf Lewes Historic District
preservationStatus preserved
region Delaware Beaches
roofType gabled roof
significance one of the oldest surviving buildings in Lewes
one of the oldest surviving houses in Delaware
state Delaware
tourism open to the public for tours
use historic house museum
visitor information center

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Lewes, Delaware hasLandmark Ryves Holt House
Ryves Holt House namedAfter Ryves Holt House self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ryves Holt