Robinson House (Claymont, Delaware)

Robinson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Robinson House, April 2006
Location	1 Naamans Road, Claymont, Delaware
Coordinates
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1654
Architect	Rising,Johan
NRHP Reference #	71000225
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1971

The Robinson House is a historic guest house located at the junction of Naamans Road and The Kings Highway (now Philadelphia Pike) in Claymont, Delaware, in the United States. It was built in 1723, on the site of the original settlement on Naaman's Creek. The Block House, which stands a few yards northeast of the Robinson House, is the only remaining building from the original 1654 settlement.

George Washington, General Anthony Wayne, the Marquis de Lafayette, and “Light Horse” Harry Lee were all guests at the Robinson House. From 1914 to 1964, the Robinson House was home to the Naamans Tea House.

The Robinson House is currently the home of the Claymont Historical Society, the Darley Society, and the Naamans Heritage Association.

Gallery

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  The Robinson House, image from Postcard ca 1910.

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  Robinson House - Facing West - April 2006

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  Robinson House Rear (right side) and Block House Rear (left side)

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  Robinson House Sign on Naamans Road, Claymont, DE

External links

• Official website
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-52, "Colonel Thomas Robinson House, Naaman's Road at Philadelphia Pike (Route 13), Naaman, New Castle County, DE", 1 photo, 2 data pages, supplemental material
• HABS No. DE-51, "Thomas Robinson Jr. Kitchen Dependency", 2 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, supplemental material