Greenlawn, Main House, Route 896 (North Broad Street), 0.6 mile north ...
Significance: Built ca. 1810 by Outten Davis, a merchant and farmer, Greenlawn was repeatedly modernized by later 19th-century owners including William and George Brady who translated the Georgian facade into a... More
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...
Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More
Lobdell Car Wheel Company, Christina Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle Co...
Significance: An important example of heavy industry in Delaware, and at one time, the largest manufacturer of chilled cast-iron wheels in the United States. Survey number: HAER DE-15 Building/structure dates... More
Charles I. Du Pont House, 162 Main Street, Wilmington, New Castle Coun...
Significance: The Charles I. du Pont House is directly associated with the industries of Henry Clay Village, a nineteenth century industrial village, and is a good example of nineteenth century residential arch... More
Locust Grove, 749 Middletown-Odessa Road (Delaware State Route 299), M...
Significance: The farmhouse at Locust Grove was built in two phases during a prosperous and dynamic period in the history of southern New Castle County and, specifically, St. Georges Hundred. The first section... More
Locust Grove, 749 Middletown-Odessa Road (Delaware State Route 299), M...
Significance: The farmhouse at Locust Grove was built in two phases during a prosperous and dynamic period in the history of southern New Castle County and, specifically, St. Georges Hundred. The first section... More
Locust Grove, 749 Middletown-Odessa Road (Delaware State Route 299), M...
Significance: The farmhouse at Locust Grove was built in two phases during a prosperous and dynamic period in the history of southern New Castle County and, specifically, St. Georges Hundred. The first section... More
St. Joseph's on the Brandywine, 10 Old Church Road, Wilmington, New Ca...
Significance: St. Joseph's on the Brandywine was an important component of Henry Clay Village and the DuPont Powder Mills. The church and its associated buildings are reflective of the DuPont Company's, and in... More
King Street, 200 Block, 200-236 King Street, Wilmington, New Castle Co...
Significance: The 200 through 236 block of King Street reflected two centuries of urban architectural growth and change in a mid-atlantic region port city. Survey number: HABS DE-129 Building/structure dates:... More
George Murphy House, Junction of Rockland & Old Murphy Roads, Wilmingt...
Significance: The George Murphy House was built in the 1840s, with several additions constructed in the later nineteenth century. Although the house has been referred to in past cultural resource reports as th... More
Kensey Johns Sr. House, 2 East Third Street, New Castle, New Castle Co...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-20 Survey number: HABS DE-116 Building/structure dates: 1790 Initial Construction
Corner Ketch Barn, Route 290, Corner Ketch, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The Corner Ketch Barn illustrates two major themes in barn design in northern Delaware. First, English-style bank barns without forebays became a popular barn type in this area in the late 18th c... More
J. E. Rhoads & Sons, 2100 West Eleventh Street, Wilmington, New Castle...
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Barker House, 6001 Lancaster Pike (State Road 48), Wilmington, New Cas...
Significance: The Barker House is a typical vernacular frame farm house which is becoming increasingly scarce with the development of New Castle County. The ca. 1800 section of the house retains much of its or... More
Cathedral Church of St. John, Concord Avenue & North Market Street, Wi...
Significance: This is the last documented church design produced by Notman, and is a fine example of the Early English gothic style. It was commissioned by Alexis I. duPont as a memorial to his brother-in-law,... More
Phillips-Thompson Building, 200-206 East Fourth Street, Wilmington, Ne...
Significance: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1980, the Phillips-Thompson Building is an excellent example of late nineteenth-century urban commercial architecture. Built in 188... More
Phillips-Thompson Building, 200-206 East Fourth Street, Wilmington, Ne...
Significance: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1980, the Phillips-Thompson Building is an excellent example of late nineteenth-century urban commercial architecture. Built in 188... More
Phillips-Thompson Building, 200-206 East Fourth Street, Wilmington, Ne...
Significance: Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1980, the Phillips-Thompson Building is an excellent example of late nineteenth-century urban commercial architecture. Built in 188... More
Townsend Water Tower, Lattomus Avenue, Townsend, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The water tower and associated building constitute a contributing structure and building of the Townsend National Register Historic District. Survey number: HAER DE-24
Townsend Water Tower, Lattomus Avenue, Townsend, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The water tower and associated building constitute a contributing structure and building of the Townsend National Register Historic District. Survey number: HAER DE-24
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Significance: This was the first railroad chartered by Delaware, and one of the earliest operating lines in the U.S. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HAER DE-18 ... More
Stanton-Tatnall-Byrnes House, 201 Old Mill Lane, Stanton, New Castle C...
Significance: This mid-18th century house with later additions contains interesting exterior and interior decorative details. Survey number: HABS DE-168 Building/structure dates: 1740 Initial Construction
A. I. Du Pont Estate, Junction of State Route 141 & Rockland Road, Wil...
Significance: The A.I. du Pont estate, known as Nemours, was constructed in 1909-1910 by Alfred I. du Pont (1864-1935), great-grandson of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company in America.... More
Alexander Wilson Agricultural Works Complex, County Route 4, Pencader ...
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Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Maryland/Delaware & ...
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Thompson's Bridge, Spanning Brandywine River on Delaware State Route 9...
Significance: Thompson's Bridge is a multiple span, highly ornamental example of a concrete encased steel girder bridge; this type commonly was constructed by the State Highway Department during the period 1925... More
Thompson's Bridge, Spanning Brandywine River on Delaware State Route 9...
Significance: Thompson's Bridge is a multiple span, highly ornamental example of a concrete encased steel girder bridge; this type commonly was constructed by the State Highway Department during the period 1925... More
Heald Street Bridge, Spanning Conrail Railroad on South Heald Street (...
Significance: The Heald Street Bridge is a multiple span, embellished example of a concrete encased steel girder bridge. This commonly built type exemplifies the continuing expansion and improvement of the roa... More
Heald Street Bridge, Spanning Conrail Railroad on South Heald Street (...
Significance: The Heald Street Bridge is a multiple span, embellished example of a concrete encased steel girder bridge. This commonly built type exemplifies the continuing expansion and improvement of the roa... More
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company Factory, 100 South West Street, Wilming...
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Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Garrett Snuff Mill, Route 82, Yorklyn, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The founding of the Garrett Snuff Mills represented the continuance of a 50-year tradition of Garrett enterprises on Red Clay Creek. Garrett's mills spanned the first two centuries of American in... More
Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, Third & Walnut Streets, Wilmington,...
Survey number: HABS DE-39 Building/structure dates: 1789 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000578
Walker's Bank, Rising Sun Lane, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Survey number: HABS DE-67 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction
William M. King House, 100 The Strand, New Castle, New Castle County, ...
Survey number: HABS DE-95 Building/structure dates: 18t1 Initial Construction
Palmer House, 1322 King Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Survey number: HABS DE-25 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction
Hale-Byrnes House, Route 7, Christiana, New Castle County, DE
Survey number: HABS DE-60 Building/structure dates: ca. 1762 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 72000290
Monk Barns, Route 9, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Survey number: HABS DE-85 Building/structure dates: 17t1 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 17t3 Subsequent Work
A. M. Vail Cartshed, Route 438, Odessa, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The Vail cartshed is one of the best preserved examples of the use of earthfast framing techniques for rural buildings in the later 19th century. The cartshed is associated with a period frame ho... More
Wilmington, Delaware. Tower High School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower High School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Newcastle (vicinity), Delaware. Truck driver talking with waitresses a...
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Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, Delaware City, New Castle County, DE
Significance: Fort Delaware served as the primary defense of the Delaware River from the second quarter of the 19th century until the start of World War II. The Fort played an important role during the Civil W... More
Colonel Thomas Robinson House, Naaman's Road at Philadelphia Pike (Rou...
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Harlan Grist Mill, Mermaid-Stoney Batter Road, Marshallton, New Castle...
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State Bridge No. 424, Wiggins Mill Road (Road 446) spanning Wiggins Mi...
Significance: Bridge No. 424 is a rare surviving representative of the Warren pony-truss bridge type, a form of metal truss that was commonly employed for small-scale rural crossings in Delaware during the late... More
West Brandywine Grange, 4008 Concord Pike, Wilmington, New Castle Coun...
Significance: The West Brandywine Grange survives as a largely unaltered agricultural meeting hall built in the last quarter of the 19th century. The area of northern New Castle County served by the Grange was... More
Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Swing Bridge, Penn. R.R. over Bran...
Survey number: HAER DE-12-B Building/structure dates: 1903-1905 Initial Construction
Curtis Paper Mill, Route 72, Newark, New Castle County, DE
Significance: In 1975, this paper mill continued to manufacture high-quality rag content papers using 19th-century Fourdrinier machinery. Survey number: HAER DE-1 Building/structure dates: before 1789 Initial... More
Greenlawn, Carriage Barn, Route 896 (North Broad Street), 0.6 mile nor...
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Town Hall, Second & Delaware Streets, New Castle, New Castle County, D...
Survey number: HABS DE-9-4 Building/structure dates: 1823 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000003
Woodstock, 102 Middleboro Road in Banning Park, Wilmington, New Castle...
Survey number: HABS DE-54 Building/structure dates: 1765 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1795 Subsequent Work National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000551
Phillips Bank Barn, Old Wilmington Road, Hockessin, New Castle County,...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Phillips Bank Barn, near Hockessin in Mill Creek Hundred, dates to the 1760s and is the only surviving eighteenth-century bank barn in New Castle County. ... More
Phillips Bank Barn, Old Wilmington Road, Hockessin, New Castle County,...
1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Phillips Bank Barn, near Hockessin in Mill Creek Hundred, dates to the 1760s and is the only surviving eighteenth-century bank barn in New Castle County. ... More
DuPont Powder Mill, Hagley Museum, on Brandywine River, Greenville, Ne...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-6, FN-7 Survey number: HABS DE-2 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000259
Concord Pike Milestone, West side of U.S. Route 202, .7 mile north of ...
Significance: The Concord Pike Milestone is a rare vestige of Wilmington, Delaware's nineteenth century turnpike system. This milestone, with a curved rather than pyramidal top, is a variation on the common de... More
William Elliot House, 2206 Newport Gap Pike (State Route 41), Prices C...
Significance: The William Elliot House documents the growth of the Greenback area from a predominantly rural agricultural landscape into an industrial/manufacturing community and transportation center. It is a... More
William Elliot House, 2206 Newport Gap Pike (State Route 41), Prices C...
Significance: The William Elliot House documents the growth of the Greenback area from a predominantly rural agricultural landscape into an industrial/manufacturing community and transportation center. It is a... More
Monterey, Main House, State Road 423, East of Route 13, McDonough, New...
Survey number: HABS DE-207-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1847 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Subsequent Work
Monterey, Main House, State Road 423, East of Route 13, McDonough, New...
Survey number: HABS DE-207-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1847 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Subsequent Work
12 Spring Alley (Commercial Building), Wilmington, New Castle County, ...
Significance: 12 Spring Alley is a small scale industrial structure of the type commonly erected as infill for the center of large urban blocks. In Wilmington these factory buildings contained a variety of bus... More
12 Spring Alley (Commercial Building), Wilmington, New Castle County, ...
Significance: 12 Spring Alley is a small scale industrial structure of the type commonly erected as infill for the center of large urban blocks. In Wilmington these factory buildings contained a variety of bus... More
Whitman Estate, Lower Pond Spillway, Approx. .5 mile south of intersec...
Significance: The Lower Pond Spillway is a contributing element to the Whiteman Estate, a good example of the combination of Colonial and Colonial Revival styles which incorporates mid-twentieth-century landsca... More
Robinson-Murray House, Limestone Road, Milltown, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The Robinson-Murray House was a remarkably well-preserved early 18th century log house which contained much of its original woodwork and one original casement sash. Survey number: HABS DE-169 Bu... More
Lesley-Travers Mansion, 112 West Sixth Street, New Castle, New Castle ...
Significance: In a town noted for its Georgian and Federal architecture, the Lesley-Travers Mansion stands out as a distinctive example of the Gothic Revival. Designed for Dr. Allen Voorhees Lesley by the Balt... More
A. I. Du Pont Estate, Blue Ball Dairy Barn, Junction of U.S. Route 202...
Significance: The Blue Ball Dairy barn and milk house were constructed in 1914 as part of the A.I. du Pont estate, known as Nemours. They were part of the estate farm complex, which existed to provide food and... More
A. I. Du Pont Estate, Blue Ball Dairy Barn, Junction of U.S. Route 202...
Significance: The Blue Ball Dairy barn and milk house were constructed in 1914 as part of the A.I. du Pont estate, known as Nemours. They were part of the estate farm complex, which existed to provide food and... More
Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church, Route 13, Odessa, New Castle County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4, FN-8 - FN-11 Survey number: HABS DE-3 Building/structure dates: 1773 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000533
Old Drawyers Presbyterian Church, Route 13, Odessa, New Castle County,...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-4, FN-8 - FN-11 Survey number: HABS DE-3 Building/structure dates: 1773 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000533
Wilson-Warner House, Main Street, Odessa, New Castle County, DE
Survey number: HABS DE-89 Building/structure dates: 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000227
Masonic Hall & Grand Theater, 818 North Market Street, Wilmington, New...
Significance: It is one of the finest remaining examples of cast iron architecture in America. It is associated with several major events in Delaware's history, but more importantly, it is famous for its rich t... More
Winterthur Museum Iron Gates, Route 52, Wilmington, New Castle County,...
Survey number: HABS DE-193 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000233
Collins-Sharp House, State Road 493 (moved to DE, Odessa), Collins Bea...
Survey number: HABS DE-179 Public domain photograph - historical image of Delaware, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Collins-Sharp House, State Road 493 (moved to DE, Odessa), Collins Bea...
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The Homestead, 3089 New Castle Avenue, New Castle, New Castle County, ...
Significance: The Homestead is an unusual example of Gothic Revival Style architecture in New Castle County as well as a rare survival of a type of agricultural estate that was once common on the landscape betw... More
William Penn House, 206 Delaware Street, New Castle, New Castle County...
Survey number: HABS DE-101 Building/structure dates: ca. 1681 Initial Construction
Old Dutch House, 32 East Third Street, New Castle, New Castle County, ...
Survey number: HABS DE-93 Building/structure dates: ca. 1700 Initial Construction
Old Dutch House, 32 East Third Street, New Castle, New Castle County, ...
Survey number: HABS DE-93 Building/structure dates: ca. 1700 Initial Construction
State Bridge No. 177, Brackenville Road, Spanning Mill Creek, Hockessi...
Significance: Bridge No. 177 is a representative example of a stone single-arch wagon bridge, typical of mid-nineteenth-century bridges built with local labor and materials along roads in New Castle County and ... More
Cochran Grange, Bank Barn, U.S. Route 301, West of Route 71, Middletow...
Significance: The Cochran Grange bank barn represents the partial acceptance of a popularly proscribed agricultural building form into an area of intensive agricultural reform. Built to consolidate agricultura... More
Hedgelawn, Crib Barn & Granary, Route 301 at Route 10, Middletown, New...
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Granite Mansion Smokehouse, 292 West Main Street, Newark, New Castle C...
Significance: Unusually formal style of smokehouse. Only known smokehouse with Gothic windows in New Castle County. Part of one of the oldest architectural complexes in Newark. Originally used as a smokehous... More
Odessa Bridge, Spanning Appoquinimink River at Main Street (State Road...
Significance: The Odessa Bridge is a steel plate girder, bobtail swing bridge that rotates on a center bearing, appropriate to a relatively short light span. The bobtailed swing form is relatively unusual, and... More
Dennison Bank Barn, Corner of Brackenville & Limestone Roads, Brackenv...
Significance: The Dennison Bank Barn is a rare surviving example of a tri-level bank barn. The original section of the barn shows little alteration and although in a state of disrepair, the stone walls and joi... More