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to be held Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m.,
on the Commons of Shipcarpenter Square in Lewes, Delaware.
The event, a benefit for the Sussex County Community Outreach Program, will feature delicious wine and food pairings and tours of several beautiful homes in this historic Lewes community.
Shipcarpenter Square is a community of authentically restored 18th and 19th century homes located in the historic district of the coastal town of Lewes, Delaware. The Commons is at the Center of the Square and is accessible to pedestrians from Park Street.
The first historic homes were moved to Shipcarpenter Square in the early 1980s and consisted mostly of Sussex County colonial style farmhouses constructed from the late 1700s through the late 1800s. Some structures were moved to the site more or less intact, and others were dismantled, moved, and then reassembled. Due to their age and deteriorated condition, most homes had their original roofs and siding replaced in conjunction with their reconstruction. Typically, structural elements, some interior trim details and the original architectural style were preserved. | 
