State may repurchase historic house in Brandywine Hundred

WILMINGTON (AP) — The Delaware Department of Transportation has made an offer to repurchase a dilapidated home from the early 1800s that is perched atop a hill in Brandywine Hundred.

The News Journal reports that the Weldin House on Philadelphia Pike has been vacant for the past decade, with the current owner failing on a commitment to restore the structure.

The state sold the local landmark in 2005 for $52,000 after being assured by its new owner, the Sycamore Development Group, that it would restore the home.

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State Rep. Debra Heffernan says the state has tried to make Sycamore restore the home and has now offered to repurchase the property for $52,000.

Sycamore sued the county last year, arguing that restoration work didn’t go forward because of the 2008 recession.

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