Odessa Historic District is a national

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located at

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...

New Castle County, Delaware New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...

. It encompasses 82 contributing buildings in the

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and surrounding residential areas in the shipping and trading center of Odessa. It includes a mix of commercial and residential buildings primarily dating to the 18th and 19th century. The oldest building is the Collins-Sharp House (c. 1700). Other notable buildings include the Judge Lore House (c. 1830), Brick Hotel (1822), the Davis Store (1824), Cyrus Polk House (1853), Zoar ME Church (1881), Wilson-Warner House, Academy building (1844), Red Men Lodge (1894), and Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal parsonage. Also located in the district and separately listed are the

Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse Appoquinimink Friends Meetinghouse, also known as the Odessa Friends Meetinghouse, is a very small but historic Quaker meetinghouse on Main Street in Odessa, Delaware. It was built in 1785 by David Wilson and added to the National Register of ...

, Corbit-Sharp House, and Old St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. and and It was listed on the

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in 1971, then increased in 1984. 301 High St. Odessa DE.JPG, 301 High St. Cantwells Tavern Odessa DE.JPG, Cantwells Tavern Old bank on Main Odessa DE.JPG, Bank on Main St. Old Academy Odessa DE.JPG, Old Academy

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Odessa Historic District, Third Street (Houses), Odessa, New Castle County, DE
2 photos and 1 photo caption page at

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Odessa Historic District, Main Street (Houses), Appoquinimink Creek, High, Main & Fourth Streets, Odessa, New Castle County, DE
2 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
Odessa Historic District, High Street (Houses), Odessa, New Castle County, DE
2 photos and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey
The Brick Hotel, Main Street, Odessa, New Castle County, DE
2 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey Buildings and structures in New Castle County, Delaware Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub