Hale-Byrnes House

The Hale-Byrnes House is a historical home in Newark, Delaware. The house was the site for the Council of War in 1777. For five days the house held the council until the Battle of Brandywine broke out. The house was built in the 18th century, with the oldest part of the home dating to 1750. A service wing was added in 1773.

The house can be reached by taking the Exit 4B from I95 to Route 7 and then turning at the Morgan-Christiana Bank Center. The street address is 606 Station-Christiana Road, Newark.

The Hale-Byrnes House is part of the National Register of Historic Places. Part of the nine-state Washington-Rochambeau trail is at the site as well. It is a national historic trail with the southern anchor of the Wild and Scenic White Clay Creek as part of it. This house was the first to ever have a State Heritage Plaque in the state. Today it is run by a nonprofit organization called the Delaware Society for the Preservation of Antiquities. The downstairs section of the house can be rented for meetings and parties that are less than 25 people. The rest of the house has furniture and artifacts from the past.