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Maull House
Photo: Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard, Photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Maull House

Also known as The Thomas Maull House

Lewes’s first place on the National RegisterListed Nov 20, 1970; only 10 of Delaware’s 684 listings are older
Listed 1970Lewes
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Maull House

Maull House, at 542 Pilottown Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1970: the first place in Lewes to be listed. Only 10 of Delaware’s 684 listings are older. The Register lists it for its historic - non-aboriginal and architecture, at the local level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Lewes, Delaware, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 11 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 10 minutes

542 Pilottown Rd., Lewes · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Maull HouseStart here
  2. 2Thomas Maull House (Boundary Increase)Site · next door
  3. 3William Russell HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFisher's ParadiseBuilding0.2 miDLewes Historic DistrictSecond Empire0.7 mi★Lightship WLV 539Structure0.7 miStPagan Creek DikeStructure0.9 miBColeman HouseRural1 miDLewes Historic District (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival1 miBLewes Presbyterian ChurchBuilding1 miBCol. David Hall HouseBuilding1 mi

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Questions about Maull House

Is Maull House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1970 (Register number 70000175).

Is Maull House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Lightship WLV 539, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Maull House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Maull House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 11 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75324595 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.