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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

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Directions

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

From Philadelphia and the North:

Take I-95 South into Delaware. If you are coming from New York City, you will enter Delaware going over the I-295 Delaware Memorial Bridge. Continue on I-95 South towards Baltimore. Exit at 4-A (sign to Christiana Mall) and follow signs to Route 1 South. Stay on Route 1 going over the bridge with the yellow arches and continue through the

From the Collection

"The Prodigal Son Revelling with Harlots" (second in a series of four)

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
1830-1842
The wood water pump in front of the Historic Pump House c.1780 is indicative of the public nature of the center of town. The pump was a necessity for thirsty travelers who otherwise would have had to beg a drink from a resident or purchase it at a livery stable or tavern.