LOCATION FILE
Ryves Holt House
FOLLOWLewes, DE
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
Built around 1665, the Ryves Holt House is recognized as the oldest surviving house in Delaware and now serves as the Lewes Historical Society's visitor center and museum shop.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Tour guides recount the building's crooked, irregular framing and a long-told "murder hole" story tied to an old local mystery, and the house is a starting point for Lewes' walking ghost tours.
VISITING
Open to the public as a visitor center and museum, and featured on organized Lewes ghost walks.
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