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Dutch House, New Castle, DE

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Dutch House

A circa 1690 historic house museum in New Castle, Delaware, showing 17th-century Dutch colonial life with period furnishings.

30 Market Street, New Castle, Delaware 19720 · New Castle, DE

About Dutch House

The Dutch House is one of the oldest surviving houses in New Castle, dating to about 1690. Operated by the New Castle Historical Society, it is furnished with Dutch colonial antiques and offers guided tours that illustrate daily life in a 17th-century Dutch colony. Its gardens are part of the visit, and the society also runs the nearby Amstel House museum.

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  • #colonial
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  • #guided tour
  • #New Castle

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