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Sun shining on the Corbit-Sharp House

Please use the information below to contact us. We will respond to your request promptly.

Historic Odessa Foundation
P.O. Box 697
Odessa, Delaware 19730

Jennifer Cabell Kostik, Assistant Director

Email: jennifer.cabell@historicodessa.org
Phone: (302) 378-4119
Fax: (302) 378-4050

Parlor in the Wilson-Warner house with couch and setting for tea

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Visitor's center at Collins-Sharp House

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The Historic Houses of Odessa are located on Main Street in Odessa, Delaware. We are situated 23 miles south of Wilmington just east of Route 13 and 24 miles north of Dover. Address for GPS: 201 Main Street, Odessa, DE 19730

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1984.48 glass oil lamp

Whale oil lamp

Historic Odessa Foundation
1825-1840
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kind of unique export product, 18th century wallpaper

Hand Painted Wallpaper

The wallpaper in the Corbit-Sharp House (c. 1774) is a rare example of hand-painted Chinese wallpaper. This kind of unique export product was made in the 18th century and helped establish the popularity of wallpaper in England and America.
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