Christ Church is an historic

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and

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located at 3rd and Church Streets in

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. The original section was started in 1791, with construction continuing until 1835. Between 1863 and 1894, the church underwent several alterations and additions. It is a brick structure in the

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style. The adjacent cemetery has a number of notable burials including Delaware governors William Burton (1789–1866), Peter F. Causey (1801–1871), and

William Tharp William Tharp (November 27, 1803 – January 9, 1865) was an American politician from Milford, Delaware, Milford in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware Ge ...

(1803–1865). and ' It was added to the

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in 1973.

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