Contact Us

Thank you for your interest in our historic site. For visitor questions about the Plantation Stories Project or the historic site, please contact the John Dickinson Plantation at jdpmuseum@delaware.gov or 302-739-3277.

For questions from members of the press, please contact the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ Communications Manager at dana.behling@delaware.gov or 302-736-7407.

Would you like to join the Descendant Community Engagement Group?

We want to empower descendant voices, which would enrich our interpretation and forge connections to our community. There are many ways to engage with this work. You don’t have to be a researcher or historian to make a difference.

Click here to read more about our Descendant Community Engagement Group’s purpose and intentions.

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Call or email us today with any questions: 302-739-3277 or jdpmuseum@delaware.gov

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The John Dickinson Plantation was home to a variety of people. We share the stories of the tenant farmers, indentured servants, free and enslaved Black men, women, and children who lived, labored, and died on the plantation. John Dickinson was a framer and signer of the U.S. Constitution and was known as the “Penman of the Revolution.” He was an American founding father, who wrote of freedom and liberty for all while holding human beings in bondage.

The museum is open to the public and admission is free. Monetary donations are accepted.

For hours of operation, directions, and more, please visit the John Dickinson Plantation’s webpage.

Address:
340 Kitts Hummock Rd, Dover, DE 19901

Log’d dwelling at the John Dickinson Plantation.
Log’d dwelling at the John Dickinson Plantation. The building is a replica of the type of housing inhabited by the enslaved people at the plantation as well as its tenants and indentured servants. The site’s mansion house is in the background.
Photo of historic-site interpreter Chris Merrill standing in front of the John Dickinson Plantation visitor center.
Historic-site interpreter Chris Merrill standing in front of the John Dickinson Plantation visitor center.
Photo of the mansion house at the John Dickinson Plantation
Mansion house at the John Dickinson Plantation
Buildings on the grounds of the John Dickinson Plantation.
Stable, double corn crib, and portion of feed barn on the grounds of the John Dickinson Plantation.