Barratt Hall
a.k.a. Philip Barratt House
S of Frederica off DE 372, Frederica, DEIn 1784 Bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury met in the house with Mrs. Miriam Barratt and eleven preachers. They held council here which ended in sending Freeborn Garrettson to summon preachers to the Christmas Conference in Baltimore, at which the Methodist Church in America was organized.
Philip Barratt and his brother Roger, born in Cecil County, Maryland, settled in Kent County some time before 1755. Philip Barratt farmed land originally granted as "Williams Chance" to Thomas Williams and Peter Groendyk in 1680. In addition, Philip Barratt engaged in the shipping trade with Philadelphia. He was appointed High Sheriff of Kent County by Governor John Penn in 1775, and elected Sheriff in 1776. Philip Barratt was also a justice of the peace for the county, and was elected to the State Legislature. However, Barratt is known chiefly for his participation in the founding of the Methodist Church in America. He donated land and, together with Waitman Sipple, erected Barratt's Chapel in 1780.
The Barratt house and farm passed to Caleb Barratt, one of the sons of Philip and Miriam Barratt. James Barratt, the son of Caleb, moved to Milton in 1823 and the house passed from the control of the Barratt family.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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