Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Delaware - New Castle County - Historic Districts
New Castle County Delaware (Historic Districts) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of National significance and 21 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ardens Historic District, Eleutherian Mills, Liston Ranger Rear Light Station, New Castle Historic District and New Castle Historic District.

Many famous people are associated with these New Castle County historic places including William Breck, E.I. DuPont, Gen. Richard Mansfield, Father Patrick Kenney, Jonathan Fell and Robert Ashton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the New Castle County places including Price, William L.,, Stephens, Frank, et al., Light House Establishment, Robert & John MacFarlane, Jeremiah Dixon, John Notman, Charles Mason, Furness & Evans, Robeson Lea Perot and Samuel Canby. Prominent architectural styles found in New Castle Country are Late Victorian, Federal and Greek Revival.

Achmester (added 1979 - - #79000626)
Also known as Axmester
N of Middletown on SR 429 , Middletown
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
MacFarlane,Robert & John
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Mansfield,Gen. Richard
Significant Year:
1846, 1819, 1829
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Aiken's Tavern Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000388)
Also known as Aikentown,Glasgow
Jct. of U.S. 40 and DE 896 , Newark
Camerafiend, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Federal
Area of Significance:
Military, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Ardens Historic District (added 2003 - - #01001245)
Also known as Arden;Ardentown;Ardencroft
Address Restricted , Arden
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Civic, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Civic, Energy Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
Ashton Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000903)
N of Port Penn on Thormton Rd. , Port Penn
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Historic Significance:
Person, Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Ashton,Robert
Significant Year:
1700, 1706
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Colonial,Rural
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Auburn Mills Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000939)
W of Yorklyn on DE 82 and DE 253 , Yorklyn
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills (added 1984 - - #84000439)
Also known as Brandywine Cotton Mills;Riddle,James & Sons, Mills;Rockford
Rockford Rd. , Wilmington
Staplesdcc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Invention, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse, Water Works
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Baynard Boulevard Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000631)
Baynard Blvd. between 18th St. and Concord Ave. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Brandywine Park and Kentmere Parkway (Boundary Increase) (added 1981 - - #81000192)
Also known as See Also:Brandywine Park
Roughly bounded by Kentmere Pkwy., Augustine Cutoff, Lovering Ave., 18th and Market Sts. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Canby,Samuel, Olmsted,Frederick Law
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Park, Road-Related
Brandywine Powder Mills District (added 1984 - - #84000819)
Also known as Upper Yards;Hagley Yards
DE 141 and Brandywine River , Wilmington
Ukexpat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Brandywine Village Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000229)
Also known as Bokton;Brandywine;See Also:Branydwine Village Historic Distr
Roughly bounded by Brandywine Creek, Tatnall, 22nd, Gordon Sts. ,Vandever Ave., Mabel St., and 14th St. bridge , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Notman,John
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Engineering, Education, Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Brandywine Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1976 - - #76002296)
Also known as See Also:Brancywine Village Historic District
Along 16th St. between Market St. bridge and 14th St. bridge , Brandywine
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Unknown
Breck's Mill Area (added 1971 - - #71000230)
Also known as Henry Clay Village;Rokeby;See Also: 87000663;87000683
Breck's Lane and Creek Rd. , Wilmington
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Breck,William,et al.
Significant Year:
1813, 1832
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Breck's Mill Area--Henry Clay Village Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1988 - - #87000683)
Also known as Henry Clay Village;See Also:Breck's Mill Area
Roughly bounded by Mill Rd., Henry Clay Rd., Breck's Lane and Michigan Rd. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Breck,William,et al.
Significant Year:
1813, 1832
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Breck's Mill Area--Henry Clay Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #87000663)
Also known as See Also:Breck's Mill Area
Rising Sun La. and Kennett Pike , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Perot,Robeson Lea
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
Christiana Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000600)
Jct. of DE 7 and 273 , Christiana
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Georgian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Church Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000944)
Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Coffee Run Mission Site (added 1973 - - #73000509)
Also known as Coffee Run Church;St.Mary`s Church
SE of Hockessin off DE 48 , Hockessin
Choess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Kenney,Father Patrick
Significant Year:
1812, 1840
Area of Significance:
Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Cooch's Bridge Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000528)
Also known as Cooch House;Dayett House;Mill,Armstrong, House
N of Newark off DE 896 , Newark
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Cooch's Bridge Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1999 - - #97000790)
W of Newark, off DE 896 , Newark
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Battle Site, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Cool Spring Park Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003513)
Bounded by Park Pl., Jackson, Van Buren, and 10th Sts. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lenderman,I. M.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cool Spring Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07000792)
Also known as CRS# N-8848.237 through .304
Roughly N. Rodney St., W. Ninth St., W.Tenth St., Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware Ave., N. Jackson St., , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Clubhouse, Multiple Dwelling, Public Works, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Church School, Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Public Works, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Delaware Avenue Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000576)
Also known as See Also: Delaware Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increa
Delaware Ave. from N. Harrison to N. Broom Sts. (both sides) , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Delaware Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1987 - - #87000034)
Also known as See Also:Delaware Avenue Historic District;Pyle, Howard, Stu
Roughly bounded by Shallcross Ave., Harrison St., Pennsylvania Ave., and Rodney St. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et. al, Seeds,Joseph & Henry,and Sons
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Heald,Joshua,et al.
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Delaware Boundary Markers (added 1975 - - #75002101)
Also known as Transpeninsular Line;Mason-Dixon Line;Tangent Line;The Arc;T
State boundary lines between DE-MD/DE-PA , Not Applicable
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dixon,Jeremiah, Mason,Charles
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Delaware City Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003515)
Roughly bounded by the Delaware River, Dragon Creek, DE 9, and the Delaware and Chesapeake Canals , Delaware City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District (added 2017 - - #100000790)
Roughly bounded by West 9th, North King, West 6th and Shipley Streets, Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Italianate, Italian Villa, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1870-1968 AD
East Brandywine Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003220)
Also known as See Also:Starr House;Howard High School
Roughly Bounded by Sixteenth St., Brandywine Creek, Twelfth St., and US 13 , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Eastburn--Jeanes Lime Kilns Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000389)
Also known as Eastburn--Jeanes Lime Kilns
N of Newark on Limestone Rd. , Newark
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Eighth Street Park Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001334)
Also known as Tilton Park Historic District;See Also:Eighth Street Park Hi
Roughly bounded by 6th, 10th, Harrison, and Broom Sts. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Second Empire, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1865
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling
Eighth Street Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84000841)
Also known as See also:Tilton Park Historic District;Eighth Street Park
Broom and 10th Sts. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Eleutherian Mills (added 1966 - - #66000259)
Also known as Eleutherian Mills--Hagley Museum
N of Wilmington on DE 141 at Brandywine Creek Bridge , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
DuPont,E.I.
Significant Year:
1803, 1921
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Fell Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001335)
Faulkland Rd. and New Fell's Lane , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Historic Person:
Fell,Jonathan
Significant Year:
1803, 1925
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fort Dupont Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001275)
Also known as CRS# N-1499
DE 9, S of Chesapeake and Delaware Canal , Delaware City
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Fortification, Military Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Unknown
Current Sub-function:
Business, Hospital, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Public Works, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Garrett Snuff Mills Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004486)
Also known as See Also:Garrett Snuff Mill
DE 82 and Yorklyn Rd. , Yorklyn
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Graves Mill Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000640)
E of Yorklyn on Way Rd. , Yorklyn
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Hickman Row (added 2006 - - #06000284)
Also known as The Row, CRS#N14989
1-117 Hickman Rd. , Claymont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse (added 1973 - - #73000510)
DE 275 and 254 at Meetinghouse Rd. , Hockessin
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure
Liston Ranger Rear Light Station (added 1978 - - #78000905)
W of Port Penn on DE 2 , Port Penn
Acroterion, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Light House Establishment
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Lower Market Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000936)
Market St. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Royer Bros.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Lower Market Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1985 - - #85000314)
Also known as See Also:Lower Market Street Historic District
Bounded by 4th, 5th, King and Shipley Sts. , Wilmington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Middletown Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000896)
Also known as See Also:Middletown Academy
Roughly bounded by Redding, Scott, Lockwood, and Catherine Sts. , Middletown
Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fenemore,J.B.,et al.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Montchanin Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000900)
Also known as Du Pont Station
DE 100 , Montchanin
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilmington & Northern Railroad Co.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Mount Cuba Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000627)
Also known as See Also:Wilmington & Western Railroad
SR 261 and DE 82 , Mount Cuba
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
New Castle Historic District (added 1984 - - #84000312)
Also known as See Also:Amstel House;Old Courthouse
Roughly bounded by the Delaware River, Broad Dike, 4th, 6th,7th, and Penn Sts. , New Castle
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Federal, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
New Castle Historic District (added 1967 - - #67000003)
Also known as See Also:Stonum;Old Courthouse;Amstel House
Bounded by Harmony St., The Strand, 3rd St., and Delaware St. , New Castle
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
North Saint Georges Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001033)
Also known as N-5002;See also:Sutton House;St. George's Presbyterian Churc
Roughly, along Main, Broad, Delaware and Church Sts., Red Lion Hundred , St. Georges
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Odessa Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000227)
Also known as Appoquinimink;Cantwell's Bridge;See Also:Odessa H.D.
Bounded roughly by Appoquinimink Creek on SE, High St. on NE, 4th St. on NW, and Main St. on SW , Odessa
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa, Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Storage, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Odessa Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1984 - - #84000846)
Also known as See also:Odessa Historic District;State Survey Number M-126D
Roughly Main and High Sts. between Appoquinimink River and DE 4 , Odessa
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Old College Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000526)
Main and College Sts. on University of Delaware campus , Newark
BotMultichill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Furness & Evans
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Old Town Hall Commercial Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000154)
Also known as See Also:Jacob Dingee House;Obadiah Dingee House;Zachariah
Roughly bounded by 5th, N. King, 6th, and Shipley Sts. , Wilmington
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Chicago, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Museum, Specialty Store
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