▁increasing ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁at ▁his ▁country ▁home ▁in ▁Shaw ne e ▁on ▁Del aware , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁he ▁retired ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Shaw ne e . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁he ▁built ▁Wor thing ton ▁Hall , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Shaw ne e ▁Play house . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁but ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁de - list ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁after ▁being ▁demol ished ▁following ▁a ▁fire ▁caused ▁by ▁ar son ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁play house ▁was ▁re built ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Shaw ne e ▁on ▁Del aware , ▁the ▁Se abe es , ▁the ▁Hugh es ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁National ▁End ow ment ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁The ▁National ▁Trust , ▁a ▁Community ▁Development ▁Block ▁Grant , ▁and ▁others . ▁Charles ▁Campbell ▁Wor thing ton ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁Wor thing ton ▁Society , ▁a ▁society ▁dedicated ▁to ▁orn ith ology ▁which ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Charles ▁W . ▁Miller . ▁The ▁society ▁caught ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁p ige ons ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁months . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Po cono ▁Mountains , ▁and ▁is ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ne e ▁Mountain ▁Ski ▁Area ▁along ▁a ▁for ested ▁valley ▁route . ▁It ▁is ▁about