Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Delaware - New Castle County
New Castle County Delaware (Page 9) has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Wilmington Amtrak Station, Wilmington Club, Wilmington and Western Railroad and Wooddale Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these New Castle County historic places including John Merrick, J. Pilling Wright and Mordecai Woodward.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the New Castle County places including Evans & Co. Furness, Wilmington & Western Railroad Co., Edmund G. Lind, Hoggson Brothers, John Torrey Windrim, Francis, William M., Co., George Clark, Brown and Whiteside and H.W. Stakes. Prominent architectural styles found in New Castle Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Federal.

Wesley M.E. Church (added 1983 - - #83001407)
DE 896 , McClellandville
Choess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
West 9th Street Commercial Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001204)
Also known as N14449
111-320 W. 9th St., 901-909 N. Orange St., 825-901 N. Tatnall St. , Wilmington
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Windrim, John Torrey, et al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Business, College, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Weston (added 1985 - - #85003526)
Also known as Brady,S.,Farm
Off DE 71 , Middletown
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church (added 1973 - - #73000531)
2 mi. NE of Newark on DE 2 , Newark
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
White Hall (added 1990 - - #90001072)
Also known as Cann,William,Tenant House;Elliason,Andrew,Tenant House;N-398
130 Michael Ln. , Bear
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Williams House (added 1973 - - #73000536)
Also known as Cross House
1.2 mi. NW of Odessa on Marl Pit Rd. , Odessa
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Williams, J. K., House (added 1985 - - #85002115)
Also known as N-5209;Tenant Farm
DE 4 , Odessa
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wilmington Amtrak Station (added 1976 - - #76000581)
Also known as Wilmington Station,Philadelphia,Wilmington and Baltimore Rai
Front and French Sts. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Furness,Evans & Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
archives document
Wilmington Club (added 2006 - - #06000282)
Also known as John Merrick House, N-00778
1103 N. Market St. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lind, Edmund G.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Merrick, John
Significant Year:
1900, 1864
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
More Information:
archives document
Wilmington Rail Viaduct (added 1999 - - #99001276)
Also known as Pennsylvania Rairoad Viaduct; CRS # 5281.1-.29
Amtrak's NE corridor through Wilmington , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
archives document
Wilmington Savings Fund Society (added 1985 - - #85000158)
Also known as state survey no.: N.7613
838 N. Market St. , Wilmington
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clark,George, Hoggson Brothers
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
archives document
Wilmington Trust Company Bank (added 1982 - - #82002351)
82 E. Main St. , Newark
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
archives document
Wilmington YMCA (added 2002 - - #02000035)
Also known as N-07540, Wilmington Central YMCA
501 W. 11th St. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brown and Whiteside, Francis, William M., Co.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Sport Facility
More Information:
archives document
Wilmington Yard and Shops (added 1980 - - #80004638)
Twelfth St. , Wilmington
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Owner:
Private
Wilmington and Western Railroad (added 1980 - - #80000932)
Also known as Landenberg Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
DE 41 , Hockessin and
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilmington & Western Railroad Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
archives document
Wilson, Edward R., House (added 1983 - - #83001408)
Also known as W. H. Schultz House
521 S. College Ave , Newark
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing
More Information:
archives document
Windsor (added 1992 - - #92001131)
Also known as Annondale;CRS# 12738
1060 Dutch Neck Rd., St. Georges Hundred , Port Penn
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Winterthur Museum and Gardens (added 1971 - - #71000233)
Also known as Henry Francis du Pont Museum and Gardens
6 mi. NW of Wilmington on DE 52 , Wilmington
Ram-Man, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Museum, Park
More Information:
archives document
Woman's Club of Newport (added 1993 - - #93000629)
Also known as Newport Town Hall/N-11058
15 N. Augustine St., Christiana Hundred , Newport
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
archives document
Wooddale Bridge (added 1973 - - #73000552)
Over Red Clay Creek off DE 48 , Wooddale
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Wooddale Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000630)
Also known as Delaware Iron Works;See Also:Wooddale Covered Bridge
NW of Newport on Wooddale Rd , Newport
Choess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Invention, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Industrial
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Woodside (added 1985 - - #85002119)
Also known as N-427
Rt. 435 , Mt. Pleasant
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Woodstock (added 1973 - - #73000551)
Also known as Banning Park
102 Middleboro Rd. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
archives document
Woodward Houses (added 1979 - - #79000639)
701--703 West St. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Historic Person:
Woodward,Mordecai,et al.
Significant Year:
1745, 1760
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Woolworth, F. W., Company Building (added 1987 - - #86003755)
839 N. Market St. , Wilmington
RevelationDirect, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stakes,H.W.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store
More Information:
archives document
Wright House (added 1982 - - #82002352)
47 Kent Way , Newark
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Wright,J. Pilling
Significant Year:
1922
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Educational Related Housing, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Young, William, House (added 1982 - - #82001029)
E of Rockland on SR 228 , Rockland
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Republic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document

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