Old Drawyers Church

{{short description|Historic church in Delaware, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Old Drawyers Church

| nrhp_type = nrhp

| image = Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church, Route 13, Odessa vicinity (New Castle County, Delaware).jpg

| caption = Old Drawyers Church in 1936

| location = 2839 DuPont Parkway in St. Georges Hundred, near Odessa, Delaware

| coordinates = {{coord|39.467669|-75.654221|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Delaware#USA

| built = 1769-1773

| architect = Duncan Beard, Robert May

| architecture = Georgian

| added = February 6, 1973

| area = {{convert|5|acre}}

| refnum = 73000533{{NRISref|2009a}}

}}

Old Drawyers Church is a historic Presbyterian church on U.S. 13 near Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. The congregation was founded by Dutch and Swedish immigrants, though by the time the church was built the congregation was largely made up of Scottish immigrants.[http://archives.delaware.gov/markers/ncc/NC-153.shtml Delaware Public Archives: Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church]

It was built between 1769 and 1773, and is a two-story, five bay brick building in the Georgian style. It features an elaborate Georgian doorway and gable roof. The interior features an ornate soundingboard, suspended over the open pulpit.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=73000533}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church |author=Edward F. Heite|date=May 1972 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=73000533|title=accompanying two photos|photos=y}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.