Dinker-Irvin Cottage
National Register of Historic Places

Dinker-Irvin Cottage

Bethany Beach, Sussex County, Delaware
Listed
July 2, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100001259

About this property

The Dinker-Irvin House is a historic house museum at 310 Garfield Parkway Extended in Bethany Beach, Delaware. Built in 1904 by William A. Dinker, it is one of the oldest early 20th-century summer cottages in the community. Between 1922 and 1925 it served as the community post office, and is the only public-use building from that era to survive. It has twice been moved, once over a property dispute, and in 2007 due to road works. The house has been acquired by the city, with plans to convert it into a museum. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. In 2022, the "Dinker-Irvin Cottage Museum" opened to the public focusing on the early 1900s.

Location

310 Garfield Pkwy. Extended
Bethany Beach, Sussex County, Delaware
38.53788, -75.06016

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Dinker-Irvin Cottage listed on the National Register?

Dinker-Irvin Cottage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 2017.

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Dinker-Irvin Cottage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Dinker-Irvin Cottage is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1904.

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