National Register of Historic Places - Delaware (DE), 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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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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:

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