The Dinker-Irvin House is a historic house museum at 310 Garfield Parkway Extended in

Bethany Beach, Delaware Bethany Beach is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the town is 1,060; however, during the summer months some 15,000 more populate the town as vacationer ...

. 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

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in 2017. In 2022, the "Dinker-Irvin Cottage Museum" opened to the public focusing on the early 1900s.

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Town Museums of Bethan Beach
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