This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware. There are 14 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Delaware.
Delaware National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)
NHLs
editThey are distributed over the three counties of Delaware. Following is a complete list:
| [1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspendale | ,_Kenton_vicinity,_(Kent_County,_Delaware).jpg) |
April 15, 1970 (#70000170) |
Kenton 39°13′18″N 75°41′09″W / 39.221667°N 75.685833°W | Kent | House and small plantation, intact from 1771. |
| 2 | Jacob Broom House |  |
December 2, 1974 (#74000602) |
Montchanin 39°46′55″N 75°34′34″W / 39.781950°N 75.575997°W | 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 |  |
December 24, 1967 (#67000004) |
Odessa 39°27′15″N 75°39′24″W / 39.454167°N 75.656667°W | New Castle | House built in 1772 exemplifying influence of late Georgian architecture from Philadelphia into surrounding regions. |
| 4 | John Dickinson House | .jpg) |
January 20, 1961 (#66000258) |
Dover 39°06′10″N 75°26′58″W / 39.102778°N 75.449444°W | 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 |  |
November 13, 1966 (#66000259) |
Wilmington 39°46′50″N 75°34′30″W / 39.780556°N 75.575°W | 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 |  |
November 5, 1961 (#66000260) |
Wilmington 39°44′07″N 75°32′18″W / 39.735234°N 75.538461°W | New Castle | This was the first and principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. |
| 7 | Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church |  |
November 5, 1961 (#66000261) |
Wilmington 39°44′21″N 75°32′28″W / 39.739135°N 75.541174°W | 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 | 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) |  |
June 14, 2011 (#89000006) |
Lewes 38°46′41″N 75°08′28″W / 38.777917°N 75.141111°W | Sussex | Unique lightship was one of few to remain in service during World War II |
| 10 | Lombardy Hall |  |
December 2, 1974 (#72000292) |
Fairfax, Brandywine Hundred 39°46′53″N 75°32′43″W / 39.781485°N 75.545325°W | New Castle | Home of Gunning Bedford Jr., a delegate to constitutional convention and signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| 11 | New Castle Court House |  |
November 28, 1972 (#72000285) |
New Castle 39°39′28″N 75°33′49″W / 39.657878°N 75.563680°W | New Castle | Hosted Delaware's colonial assembly from 1704-1777. |
| 12 | New Castle Historic District |  |
December 24, 1967 (#67000003) |
New Castle 39°39′38″N 75°33′48″W / 39.660512°N 75.563312°W | New Castle | Capital of Delaware colony from 1651 to 1761, having well preserved architecture. |
| 13 | George Read II House |  |
December 23, 2016 (#100000872) |
New Castle 39°39′35″N 75°33′41″W / 39.659607°N 75.561468°W | New Castle | Home of George Read Jr., the first U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware |
| 14 | Stonum | .jpg) |
November 7, 1973 (#73000524) |
New Castle 39°39′37″N 75°34′34″W / 39.660222°N 75.576026°W | New Castle | Home of George Read, signer of the Declaration of Independence |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
edit- "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