City/County Building, l000 King Street, Wilmington, New Castle County,...
Significance: The old City/County Building at 1000 King Street, along with the other buildings facing Rodney Square and the Square itself, are the architectural and historic hallmarks of Wilmington during the f... More
John Joyner Smith House, 400 Wilmington Street, Beaufort, Beaufort Cou...
Significance: A mid-nineteenth century mansion with attractive architectural features. Survey number: HABS SC-291 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
John Joyner Smith House, 400 Wilmington Street, Beaufort, Beaufort Cou...
Significance: A mid-nineteenth century mansion with attractive architectural features. Survey number: HABS SC-291 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
Long Hook Farm, 1051 South Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle Count...
Survey number: HABS DE-61 Building/structure dates: ca. 1660 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1763 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: ca. 1850- ca. 1860 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
Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse, Fourth & West Streets, Wilmington, Ne...
Significance: Early Wilmington's population as predominantly Quaker. On the highest piece of ground they built their meeting house and settled around it in an area of the city now known as Quaker Hill. The Qu... More
Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse, Fourth & West Streets, Wilmington, Ne...
Significance: Early Wilmington's population as predominantly Quaker. On the highest piece of ground they built their meeting house and settled around it in an area of the city now known as Quaker Hill. The Qu... More
Wilmington Friends Meetinghouse, Fourth & West Streets, Wilmington, Ne...
Significance: Early Wilmington's population as predominantly Quaker. On the highest piece of ground they built their meeting house and settled around it in an area of the city now known as Quaker Hill. The Qu... 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
Phillips Corn Crib & Granary, Old Wilmington Road, west of junction wi...
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King Street, 200 Block, 234 King Street (Commercial Building), Wilming...
Significance: Built ca. 1780-1800 as a residence, the Parry House preserved several late 18th-century urban vernacular architectural features. These include elements of original stair trim and a 2-story kitche... More
Bird-Husbands House, South side of Rockland Road, .3 miles northwest o...
Significance: The Bird-Husbands House is representative of nineteenth century vernacular farm house design in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. Some of its characteristic features include clapbo... More
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
South Wilmington Causeway Bridge, Spanning Conrail Railroad on Market ...
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South Wilmington Causeway Bridge, Spanning Conrail Railroad on Market ...
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South Wilmington Causeway Bridge, Spanning Conrail Railroad on Market ...
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Wilmington City Hall-Thalian Hall, 102 North Third Street, Wilmington,...
Significance: Wilmington City Hall/Thalian Hall has housed city government and community theater continuously since 1855. Designed by John Montague Trimble, the building is of restrained, neo-classical design w... More
Old Town Hall, 512 Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Significance: Few buildings can boast of such a record of continual community service as Wilmington's Old Town Hall. From its erection in 1798 to the present, it has been a viable part of the City. It has kep... More
Old Town Hall, 512 Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Significance: Few buildings can boast of such a record of continual community service as Wilmington's Old Town Hall. From its erection in 1798 to the present, it has been a viable part of the City. It has kep... More
Rockford Village, Rockford & Ivy Roads, Wilmington, New Castle County,...
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Rockford Village, Rockford & Ivy Roads, Wilmington, New Castle County,...
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Delaware Avenue Historic District, Delaware Avenue between North Harri...
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Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...
Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More
Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...
Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More
Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...
Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More
Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...
Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More
Augustine Bridge, Brandywine River,Augustine Cutoff, Wilmington, New C...
Significance: Wrought iron, pin-connected, Pratt-type truss superstructure mounted on granite masonry piers; originally served as bridge for the B&O Railroad. Survey number: HAER DE-20 Building/structure date... More
Rockwood, 610 Shipley Road, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Significance: Designed for Joseph Shipley, a member of one of the leading Quaker mill-owning families in the area, Rockwood is an unusually complete and effective statement of early Victorian taste in the tradi... More
Christ Church Rectory, Wilmington Street & New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, W...
Significance: Originally constructed as the Bank of the State of North Carolina. In 1873, the bank was converted to Christ Church Rectory. Survey number: HABS NC-196 Building/structure dates: ca. 1818 Initia... More
Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market Street, Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC
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John Richardson House, 15 Race Street, Richardson Park, Wilmington, Ne...
Significance: The Richardson House is one of the best preserved examples of early 18th-century domestic architecture extant in Delaware. The building retains numerous interior and exterior details which are ex... More
Rockford Water Tower, Rockford Park, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Significance: The Rockford Water Tower was a part of Wilmington's attempt at the turn of the century to upgrade its water service. Survey number: HAER DE-16 Building/structure dates: 1901 Initial Construction... More
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, President Street Statio...
Significance: As of 1974, the President St. Station was one of the oldest large city railroad terminals still standing in the United States. The station quite possibly contains one of the earliest uses of the ... More
Holy Trinity Church, Seventh & Church Street, Wilmington, New Castle C...
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Holy Trinity Church, Seventh & Church Street, Wilmington, New Castle C...
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Holy Trinity Church, Seventh & Church Street, Wilmington, New Castle C...
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Old Customs House, King at Sixth Street, Wilmington, New Castle County...
Significance: Of national significance, not only because of its design, the recognized talents of its architect, but also for its role in the development of fire proof architecture and cast iron technology. Hou... More
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
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
Samuel Canby House, 1401 North Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle C...
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Samuel Canby House, 1401 North Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle C...
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Samuel Canby House, 1401 North Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle C...
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General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
General Phineas Banning Residence, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, Los ...
Significance: The General Phineas Banning Residence consists of a 23 room house built in 1864 in the Greek Revival style. The residence is set in 20 acres of parkland and gardens. The property is located in t... More
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
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
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
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
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Panoramic map of Wilmington, Del. 1874.
Perspective map not drawn to scale. Copyright by J. C. Harkness. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 106 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes index to po... More
Schooner "John R. Beigen" (wood) Jackson & Shark Co., builder, Wilming...
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![[W.B. Danforth drugs, Wilmington, Del.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTUvMDEvMDEvd2ItZGFuZm9ydGgtZHJ1Z3Mtd2lsbWluZ3Rvbi1kZWwtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[W.B. Danforth drugs, Wilmington, Del.]")
[W.B. Danforth drugs, Wilmington, Del.]
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Veranda of Home for Soldiers' Widows, Wilmington, Ill's.
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Home for soldiers' widows, Wilmington, Ill's.
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Groups of workers in Delaware Hosiery Mill. Location: Wilmington, Del...
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Barney Goldstein, 83 W. 5th St. Newsboy, 10 years of age. Selling news...
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Donald Mallick, ("Happy"), 203 King Street. 9 years of age, selling ne...
Title from NCLC caption card. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1513. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about the ... More
![Victor B. Wooley [i.e., Woolley]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdmljdG9yLWItd29vbGV5LWllLXdvb2xsZXktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/55/webp "Victor B. Wooley [i.e., Woolley]")
Victor B. Wooley [i.e., Woolley]
Photograph shows Victor B. Woolley of Wilmington, Delaware who was confirmed by the Senate as a United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit in 1914. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011 and the Wall Stre... More
Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...
Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1771. Headquarters of the N.C. Society of Colonial Dames of America. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-65. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of... More
Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...
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Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...
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Burgwin-Wright House, Cornwallis Headquarters, Wilmington, New Hanover...
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Small House, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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St. Philip's Church, near Wilmington, Brunswick County, North Carolina
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St. James Church, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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Village on wheels. A caravan of 50 trailers, on its way to provide tem...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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A black and white photo of a man driving a car. Office of War Informat...
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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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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." Ernest Enloe ...
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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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Construction of the liberty ship "Booker T. Washington." G.M. Matthews...
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Wilmington, Delaware. Tower Hill School, noted country day school for ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. Dupont III, residence on Rockland Ave., Wilming...
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Courtroom at the Alton Lennon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Wi...
Built in 1919 by architect James A. Wetmore. The style is Neoclassical. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the p... More
Bartsch Farm, 500 Wilson Road, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE
Significance: Bartsch Farm, near Wilmington, is the last intact nineteenth-century farmstead in Brandywine Hundred. It dates to a period of agricultural reform and reflects the values and changes brought about... More
King Street, 200 Block, 202 King Street (Commercial Building), Wilming...
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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
John Joyner Smith House, 400 Wilmington Street, Beaufort, Beaufort Cou...
Significance: A mid-nineteenth century mansion with attractive architectural features. Survey number: HABS SC-291 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
John Joyner Smith House, 400 Wilmington Street, Beaufort, Beaufort Cou...
Significance: A mid-nineteenth century mansion with attractive architectural features. Survey number: HABS SC-291 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
John Joyner Smith House, 400 Wilmington Street, Beaufort, Beaufort Cou...
Significance: A mid-nineteenth century mansion with attractive architectural features. Survey number: HABS SC-291 Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Initial Construction
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
Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street...
Survey number: HAER DE-12-C Building/structure dates: 1902-1908 Initial Construction
Pennsylvania Railroad Improvements, Brick Arch Viaduct, Liberty Street...
Survey number: HAER DE-12-C Building/structure dates: 1902-1908 Initial Construction
Jacob Starr House, 1310 North King Street, Wilmington, New Castle Coun...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-18, FN-19 Survey number: HABS DE-26 Building/structure dates: ca. 1804 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71000232