Jacob Dingee House is a historic home located at Wilmington,

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. It was built about 1771, and is an example of an 18th-century urban residence continually occupied by working families. It is a two-story, brick dwelling consisting of a 17 feet, 5 inches wide by 24 feet deep main block connected to a 13 feet, 8 inch wide, and 31 feet deep rear wing by a 10 feet wide, 6 feet long connector wing. It is adjacent to the

Obidiah Dingee House Obidiah Dingee House, also known as the Obadiah Dingee House, is a historic home located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1771, and is an example of an 18th-century urban residence continually occupied by working f ...

. and In 1976, it was moved from its original location at 105 E. 7th Street to Willingtown Square of the

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. It was added to the

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in 1970.

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* Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Houses completed in 1771 Houses in Wilmington, Delaware National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware Relocated buildings and structures in Delaware {{Delaware-NRHP-stub