List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware facts for kids

This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware. There are 14 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Delaware.

NHLs

They are distributed over the three counties of Delaware. Following is a complete list:

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Location	County	Description
1	Aspendale		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		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		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		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		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		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		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)		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		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		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		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		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		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