Hendrickson House
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Hendrickson House is one of the oldest houses in the U.S. state of Delaware
and one of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.
The house was originally built in 1690 in Chester, Pennsylvania
as the home of Swedish farmer, Andrew Hendrickson and his wife, Brigitta Morton, who were both born in the New Sweden
colony. In 1958 the house was moved to the Church Street Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places
in Wilmington, Delaware
(Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts.) The Hendrickson House sits next to Old Swede's Church, which is itself listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
and one of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.
The house was originally built in 1690 in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...
as the home of Swedish farmer, Andrew Hendrickson and his wife, Brigitta Morton, who were both born in the New Sweden
New Sweden
New Sweden was a Swedish colony along the Delaware River on the Mid-Atlantic coast of North America from 1638 to 1655. Fort Christina, now in Wilmington, Delaware, was the first settlement. New Sweden included parts of the present-day American states of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania....
colony. In 1958 the house was moved to the Church Street Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
(Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts.) The Hendrickson House sits next to Old Swede's Church, which is itself listed on the National Register of Historic Places.