Small and two stories tall, the Obidiah Dingee House, also called the Obadiah Dingee House, dates to about 1771. This compact main block measures 19 feet, 6 inches wide by 24 feet deep and carries a rear wing — proportions that speak plainly of an 18th-century urban residence continually occupied by working families. You can picture the steady household life contained within those narrow rooms.
In 1976 the house was moved from its original location at 107 E. 7th Street to Willingtown Square of the Delaware Historical Society, where it sits beside the Jacob Dingee House, its close neighbor. The building's significance was recognized officially when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. As you stand here, let your eye travel over the brick, imagine the scale of the rooms implied by its measurements, and notice how closely this house fits into its historic setting.
Picture the square and the neighboring Jacob Dingee House, homes that shaped daily life in Wilmington.