Around 1750, millwright Warwick Hale built historic Hale-Byrnes House on the bank of White- Clay Creek near Stanton and eventually left it to his son, Samuel. In 1773, Daniel Byrnes, a Quaker preacher and miller, purchased it and added the left wing. The original south section, with it's four fireplaces, is a good example of Georgian brick architecture.

On September 6, 1777, General George Washington held a war council here. The Marquis de Lafayette and other Continental Army officers attended. Shortly thereafter, the soldiers marched north to Chadds Ford where they fought the British at the battle of the Brandywine.

Historic Hale-Byrnes House was the first building in Delaware to receive the State "Heritage Plaque." It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Hale-Byrnes House is on old Route 7 just south of Stanton, Delaware, near the intersection of Route 4 East and Route 7 North. The street address is 606 Stanton-Christiana Road.  Map

Open on the first Wednesday of each month 12-3 p.m. and other times by appointment. Available for rent. Call (302) 737- 5792.