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Hendrickson House is one of the oldest houses in the U.S. state of
Hendrickson House is one of the oldest houses in the U.S. state of Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
and one of the oldest surviving Swedish-American
Swedish Americans ( sv, svenskamerikaner) are Americans of Swedish ancestry. They include the 1.2 million Swedish immigrants during 1865–1915, who formed tight-knit communities, as well as their descendants and more recent immigrants.
Today, ...
homes in the United States.
The house was originally built in the early 18th century in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, it is the only city in Delaware County and had a population of 32,605 as of the 2020 census.
Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...
as the home of Swedish farmer Andrew Hendrickson and his wife, Brigitta Morton, who were both born in the New Sweden
New Sweden ( sv, Nya Sverige) was a Swedish colony along the lower reaches of the Delaware River in what is now the United States from 1638 to 1655, established during the Thirty Years' War when Sweden was a great military power. New Sweden form ...
colony. In 1958 the house was moved to Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...
. The Hendrickson House is part of Old Swedes Historic Site, which includes Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)
Holy Trinity Church, also known as Old Swedes, is a historic church at East 7th and Church Street in Wilmington, Delaware. It was consecrated on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 1699, by a predominantly Swedish congregation formerly of the colony of New S ...
(1698–99) and burial ground (1638), a National Historic Landmark.''Great Houses from the Pages of the Magazine Antiques'', Constance M. Greiff (Pyne Press, 1973) https://books.google.com/books?id=8RhUAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
See also
*List of the oldest buildings in Delaware
This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Delaware in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in Delaware and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon den ...
* List of the oldest buildings in Pennsylvania
This article lists the oldest buildings in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States, including the oldest houses in the state and certain other extant structures. Some dates are approximate, based upon dendrochronology, architectural stud ...
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* {{coord, 39.7385, -75.5414, display=title Chester, Pennsylvania Houses completed in the 18th century Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Houses in Wilmington, Delaware 18th-century establishments in Delaware Swedish-American history Swedish-American culture in Delaware New Sweden