List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware
Jacob Broom House
Lombardy Hall
John Dickinson House
Aspendale
Corbit-Sharp House
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Delaware National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware. There are 14 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Delaware.
NHLs
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They are distributed over the three counties of Delaware. Following is a complete list:
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Aspendale | More images | April 15, 1970 (#70000170) | Kenton 39°13′18″N 75°41′09″W / 39.221667°N 75.685833°W / 39.221667; -75.685833 (Aspendale) | Kent | House and small plantation, intact from 1771. |
2 | Jacob Broom House | More images | December 2, 1974 (#74000602) | Montchanin 39°46′55″N 75°34′34″W / 39.781950°N 75.575997°W / 39.781950; -75.575997 (Jacob Broom House) | New Castle | Home of constitutional convention delegate Jacob Broom, this historic house is near Brandywine Creek. It is privately owned, near the Hagley Museum and Library. |
3 | Corbit-Sharp House | More images | December 24, 1967 (#67000004) | Odessa 39°27′15″N 75°39′24″W / 39.454167°N 75.656667°W / 39.454167; -75.656667 (Corbit-Sharp House) | New Castle | House built in 1772 exemplifying influence of late Georgian architecture from Philadelphia into surrounding regions. |
4 | John Dickinson House | More images | January 20, 1961 (#66000258) | Dover 39°06′10″N 75°26′58″W / 39.102778°N 75.449444°W / 39.102778; -75.449444 (John Dickinson House) | Kent | Delaware home where John Dickinson wrote Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania analyzing economic difficulties of colonial America, before the American Revolutionary War |
5 | Eleutherian Mills | More images | November 13, 1966 (#66000259) | Wilmington 39°46′50″N 75°34′30″W / 39.780556°N 75.575°W / 39.780556; -75.575 (Eleutherian Mills) | New Castle | Gunpowder mills along Brandywine Creek founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont in 1802. It is part of the Hagley Museum. |
6 | Fort Christina | More images | November 5, 1961 (#66000260) | Wilmington 39°44′07″N 75°32′18″W / 39.735234°N 75.538461°W / 39.735234; -75.538461 (Fort Christina) | New Castle | This was the first and principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. |
7 | Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church | More images | November 5, 1961 (#66000261) | Wilmington 39°44′21″N 75°32′28″W / 39.739135°N 75.541174°W / 39.739135; -75.541174 (Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church) | New Castle | The oldest surviving church from New Sweden, it hosted services in Swedish from 1698 well into the 1800s. |
8 | Howard High School | April 5, 2005 (#85000309) | Wilmington 39°44′48″N 75°32′30″W / 39.746556°N 75.541556°W / 39.746556; -75.541556 (Howard High School) | New Castle | An all African American high school, this school was subject of Gebhart v. Belton, a desegregation case that was combined with others in the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision by the United States Supreme Court. | |
9 | Lightship LV-118 (Overfalls) | More images | June 14, 2011 (#89000006) | Lewes 38°46′41″N 75°08′28″W / 38.777917°N 75.141111°W / 38.777917; -75.141111 (Lightship LV-118 (Overfalls)) | Sussex | Unique lightship was one of few to remain in service during World War II |
10 | Lombardy Hall | More images | December 2, 1974 (#72000292) | Fairfax, Brandywine Hundred 39°46′53″N 75°32′43″W / 39.781485°N 75.545325°W / 39.781485; -75.545325 (Lombardy Hall) | New Castle | Home of Gunning Bedford Jr., a delegate to constitutional convention and signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
11 | New Castle Court House | More images | November 28, 1972 (#72000285) | New Castle 39°39′28″N 75°33′49″W / 39.657878°N 75.563680°W / 39.657878; -75.563680 (New Castle Court House) | New Castle | Hosted Delaware's colonial assembly from 1704-1777. |
12 | New Castle Historic District | More images | December 24, 1967 (#67000003) | New Castle 39°39′38″N 75°33′48″W / 39.660512°N 75.563312°W / 39.660512; -75.563312 (New Castle Historic District) | New Castle | Capital of Delaware colony from 1651 to 1761, having well preserved architecture. |
13 | George Read II House | More images | December 23, 2016 (#100000872) | New Castle 39°39′35″N 75°33′41″W / 39.659607°N 75.561468°W / 39.659607; -75.561468 (George Read II House) | New Castle | Home of George Read Jr., the first U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware |
14 | Stonum | More images | November 7, 1973 (#73000524) | New Castle 39°39′37″N 75°34′34″W / 39.660222°N 75.576026°W / 39.660222; -75.576026 (Stonum) | New Castle | Home of George Read, signer of the Declaration of Independence |
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
References
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
External links
- "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Delaware (12)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
- National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
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