Grandeur on the Appoquinimink: The House of William Corbit at Odessa, Delaware

Grandeur on the Appoquinimink: The House of William Corbit at Odessa, Delaware by Sweeney, John A. H.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780874133899.

This book documents the building of colonial Delawares finest Georgian mansion by Quaker tanner William Corbit. The size and quality of this house, located in what now seems to be a minor town, is indicative of the wealth and aspirations of those who lived adjacent to Appoquinimink Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River, which served as a grain depot for middle and southern Delaware. Author John A. H. Sweeney locates the man, his house, and his architect in the context of their world.