What you get
About Ross Mansion
The Governor Ross Mansion is a restored and fully furnished Victorian Italianate mansion from around 1860, purchased by the Seaford Historical Society in 1976. Visitors can see the only documented log slave quarter in Delaware and explore 20 acres that include a granary, stable, smokehouse, corn cribs, and a "Honeymoon Cottage." The mansion, built by Governor William Henry Harrison Ross, stands as a reminder of pre-Civil War life and is part of the Delaware History Trail.
On the coast
Serving Seaford, DE
The Governor Ross Mansion is a restored and fully furnished Victorian Italianate mansion from around 1860, purchased by the Seaford Historical Society in 1976. Visitors can see the only documented log slave quarter in Delaware and explore 20 acres that include a granary, stable, smokehouse, corn cribs, and a "Honeymoon Cottage." The mansion, built by Governor William Henry Harrison Ross, stands as a reminder of pre-Civil War life and is part of the Delaware History Trail.