National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware facts for kids
This is a list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware:
For reasons of size, the listings in New Castle County are divided into three lists: those in Wilmington, other listings in northern New Castle County (north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal), and those in southern New Castle County (south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal).
There are 395 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Of these, 87 are in Wilmington. Five of these sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
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Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Description | |
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1 | Augustine Paper Mill |
(#78000909) |
N. Brandywine Park Dr. 39°45′43″N 75°33′25″W / 39.761944°N 75.556944°W |
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2 | Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills |
(#84000439) |
Rockford Rd. 39°46′06″N 75°33′47″W / 39.768333°N 75.563056°W |
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3 | Baynard Boulevard Historic District |
(#79000631) |
Baynard Blvd. between 18th St. and Concord Ave. 39°45′29″N 75°32′40″W / 39.758143°N 75.544323°W |
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4 | Bellevue Range Rear Light Station |
(#06000313) |
Christina River northern side, 0.3 mile west of Delaware River, 50 feet south of Cherry Island 39°43′13″N 75°31′04″W / 39.720315°N 75.517895°W |
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5 | Brandywine Park |
(#76000574) |
Roughly bounded by Augustine, 18th, and Market Sts. and Lovering Ave. 39°45′27″N 75°33′13″W / 39.757424°N 75.553590°W |
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6 | Brandywine Village Historic District |
(#71000229) |
Roughly bounded by Brandywine Creek, Tatnall, 22nd, Gordon Sts., Vandever Ave., Mabel St., and the 14th St. bridge 39°45′04″N 75°32′29″W / 39.751111°N 75.541389°W |
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7 | Braunstein's Building |
(#85003190) |
704-706 N. Market St. 39°44′34″N 75°32′57″W / 39.742764°N 75.549287°W |
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8 | Dr. John A. Brown House |
(#79000632) |
4 7th Ave. 39°44′06″N 75°34′18″W / 39.735°N 75.571667°W |
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9 | Church Street Historic District |
(#87000944) |
Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts. 39°44′21″N 75°32′26″W / 39.739167°N 75.540556°W |
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10 | Continental Army Encampment Site |
(#73000547) |
Lovering Ave. near Broom St. 39°45′28″N 75°33′22″W / 39.757778°N 75.556111°W |
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11 | Cool Spring Park Historic District |
(#83003513) |
Bounded by Park Pl., Jackson, Van Buren, and 10th Sts. 39°45′00″N 75°33′34″W / 39.75°N 75.559444°W |
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12 | Crosby and Hill Building |
(#85000148) |
605 N. Market St. 39°44′32″N 75°33′01″W / 39.742222°N 75.550278°W |
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13 | Delaware Academy of Medicine |
(#03000240) |
1925 Lovering Ave. 39°45′44″N 75°33′42″W / 39.762222°N 75.561667°W |
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14 | Delaware Avenue Historic District |
(#76000576) |
Delaware Ave. from N. Harrison to N. Broom Sts. (both sides) 39°45′18″N 75°33′34″W / 39.755°N 75.559444°W |
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15 | Delaware Trust Building |
(#03000238) |
900-912 N. Market St. 39°44′41″N 75°32′52″W / 39.744814°N 75.547763°W |
Residences@Rodney Square | |
16 | Delmarva Power and Light Building |
(#85000149) |
600 N. Market St. 39°44′31″N 75°33′00″W / 39.741909°N 75.549869°W |
DCAD | |
17 | Jacob Dingee House |
(#70000171) |
500 Block North Market Street (formerly 105 E. 7th St.) 39°44′30″N 75°33′03″W / 39.741558°N 75.550785°W |
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18 | Obidiah Dingee House |
(#70000172) |
500 Block North Market Street (formerly 107 E. 7th St.) 39°44′30″N 75°33′03″W / 39.741585°N 75.550849°W |
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19 | P. S. Dupont High School |
(#86002917) |
701 W. 34th St., 39°45′51″N 75°32′00″W / 39.764167°N 75.533333°W |
Now used as a middle school. | |
20 | East Brandywine Historic District |
(#85003220) |
Roughly bounded by Sixteenth St., Brandywine Creek, Twelfth St., and U.S. Route 13 39°44′55″N 75°32′31″W / 39.748611°N 75.541944°W |
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21 | Eighth Street Park Historic District |
(#83001334) |
Roughly bounded by 6th, 10th, Harrison, and Broom Sts. 39°44′56″N 75°33′47″W / 39.748889°N 75.563056°W |
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22 | Zachariah Ferris House |
(#70000173) |
500 Block North Market Street (formerly 414 W. 2nd St.) 39°44′30″N 75°33′03″W / 39.741603°N 75.550961°W |
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23 | Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building |
(#06000145) |
701 N. Shipley St. 39°44′35″N 75°33′01″W / 39.743106°N 75.550368°W |
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24 | Fort Christina |
(#66000260) |
E. 7th St. and the Christina River, Fort Christina State Park 39°44′14″N 75°32′18″W / 39.737222°N 75.538333°W |
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25 | Friends Meetinghouse |
(#76000577) |
4th and West Sts. 39°44′31″N 75°33′17″W / 39.741944°N 75.554722°W |
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26 | Gibraltar |
(#98001098) |
250 Pennsylvania Ave. 39°45′41″N 75°34′30″W / 39.761389°N 75.575000°W |
DeArmond, Ashmead & Bickley, architects of 1915 alteration. | |
27 | Govatos'/McVey Building |
(#85000150) |
800 N. Market St. 39°44′36″N 75°32′56″W / 39.743368°N 75.548848°W |
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28 | Grace United Methodist Church |
(#83001393) |
9th and West Sts. 39°44′47″N 75°33′06″W / 39.746366°N 75.551594°W |
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29 | Charles Gray Printing Shop |
(#85000151) |
11 E. 8th St. 39°44′36″N 75°32′55″W / 39.743252°N 75.548498°W |
Demolished. | |
30 | Harlan and Hollingsworth Office Building |
(#79000634) |
West St. 39°44′18″N 75°33′21″W / 39.738469°N 75.555964°W |
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31 | Holy Trinity Church |
(#66000261) |
7th and Church Sts. 39°44′18″N 75°32′26″W / 39.738333°N 75.540556°W |
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32 | Howard High School |
(#85000309) |
13th and Poplar Sts. 39°44′48″N 75°32′30″W / 39.746667°N 75.541667°W |
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33 | Max Keil Building |
(#85000152) |
712 N. Market St. 39°44′35″N 75°32′57″W / 39.742928°N 75.549219°W |
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34 | Max Keil Building |
(#85000153) |
700 N. Market St. 39°44′34″N 75°32′58″W / 39.742650°N 75.549405°W |
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35 | Kingswood Methodist Episcopal Church |
(#89000008) |
Fourteenth and Claymont Sts. 39°44′36″N 75°31′58″W / 39.743333°N 75.532778°W |
Replaced by new construction. | |
36 | Logan House |
(#80000935) |
1701 Delaware Ave. 39°45′30″N 75°33′45″W / 39.758304°N 75.562372°W |
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37 | Charles B. Lore Elementary School |
(#83001337) |
Fourth St. and Woodlawn Ave. 39°45′01″N 75°34′36″W / 39.750278°N 75.576667°W |
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38 | Lower Market Street Historic District |
(#80000936) |
Market St. 39°44′21″N 75°33′07″W / 39.739167°N 75.551944°W |
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39 | Main Office of the New Castle Leather Company |
(#85003191) |
Eleventh and Poplar Sts. 39°44′41″N 75°32′36″W / 39.744813°N 75.543400°W |
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40 | Masonic Hall and Grand Theater |
(#72000294) |
818 N. Market St. 39°44′38″N 75°32′55″W / 39.743852°N 75.548649°W |
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41 | Louis McLane House |
(#73000549) |
606 Market St. 39°44′32″N 75°32′59″W / 39.742166°N 75.549836°W |
Demolished in 2014. | |
42 | New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse |
(#83001401) |
14th and Poplar Sts. 39°44′49″N 75°32′28″W / 39.747047°N 75.541173°W |
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43 | New Century Club |
(#83001336) |
1014 Delaware Ave. 39°45′06″N 75°33′22″W / 39.751667°N 75.556111°W |
Delaware Children's Theatre | |
44 | Old Asbury Methodist Church |
(#76000578) |
Walnut and 3rd Sts. 39°44′18″N 75°32′56″W / 39.738425°N 75.548781°W |
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45 | Old Customshouse |
(#74000604) |
516 N. King St. 39°44′29″N 75°32′57″W / 39.741318°N 75.549180°W |
Wilmington University building | |
46 | Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington |
(#72000295) |
West St. on Brandywine Park Dr. 39°45′03″N 75°32′51″W / 39.750772°N 75.547472°W |
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47 | Old Town Hall |
(#74000605) |
512 Market St. 39°44′30″N 75°33′00″W / 39.741580°N 75.550134°W |
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48 | Old Town Hall Commercial Historic District |
(#85000154) |
Roughly bounded by 5th, N. King, 6th, and Shipley Sts. 39°44′30″N 75°33′02″W / 39.741611°N 75.550561°W |
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49 | Philips-Thompson Buildings |
(#80000937) |
200-206 E. 4th St. 39°44′22″N 75°32′59″W / 39.739444°N 75.549722°W |
Replaced by new construction. | |
50 | Postles House |
(#82001028) |
1007 N. Broom St. 39°45′08″N 75°33′43″W / 39.752355°N 75.562016°W |
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51 | Public School No. 19 |
(#84000453) |
801 S. Harrison St. 39°44′15″N 75°34′07″W / 39.737440°N 75.568606°W |
Susan McLaughlin Treatment Ctr. | |
52 | Howard Pyle Studios |
(#78000911) |
1305 and 1307 N. Franklin St. 39°45′17″N 75°33′29″W / 39.754657°N 75.557928°W |
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53 | Quaker Hill Historic District |
(#79000635) |
Roughly bounded by Tatnall, Jefferson, 2nd and 7th Sts. 39°44′31″N 75°33′18″W / 39.741944°N 75.555°W |
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54 | Reynold's Candy Company Building |
(#85000155) |
703 N. Market St. 39°44′34″N 75°33′00″W / 39.742898°N 75.549908°W |
Cavanaugh's Restaurant | |
55 | Riverview Cemetery Company of Wilmington, Delaware |
(#12000378) |
3300 & 3117 N. Market St. 39°45′31″N 75°31′51″W / 39.758647°N 75.530772°W |
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56 | Rockford Park |
(#78000912) |
Roughly bounded by Red Oak and Rockford Rds., Church and Rising Sun Lanes, and the Brandywine River 39°46′00″N 75°34′18″W / 39.766667°N 75.571667°W |
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57 | Rodney Court |
(#80000938) |
1100 Pennsylvania Ave. 39°45′08″N 75°33′25″W / 39.752350°N 75.557039°W |
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58 | Rodney Square Historic District |
(#11000522) |
Buildings fronting Rodney Square at 10th, 11th, Market & King Sts. 39°44′45″N 75°32′49″W / 39.745833°N 75.546944°W |
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59 | St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church |
(#84000851) |
W. 9th and N. DuPont Sts. 39°45′09″N 75°34′00″W / 39.752593°N 75.566747°W |
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60 | St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church |
(#82001024) |
Linden and S. Harrison Sts. 39°44′25″N 75°33′57″W / 39.740278°N 75.565833°W |
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61 | St. Joseph's Catholic Church |
(#03001385) |
1012 N. French St. 39°44′43″N 75°32′43″W / 39.745162°N 75.545374°W |
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62 | St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church |
(#76000580) |
6th and Pine Sts. 39°44′21″N 75°32′39″W / 39.739125°N 75.544043°W |
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63 | St. Mary's School |
(#83001339) |
502 Pine St. 39°44′20″N 75°32′39″W / 39.738824°N 75.544217°W |
Elementary Workshop Montessori School | |
64 | Charles Schagrin Building |
(#85000156) |
608 N. Market St. 39°44′32″N 75°32′59″W / 39.742220°N 75.549788°W |
Demolished in 2014. | |
65 | Frank E. Schoonover Studios |
(#79000636) |
1616 Rodney St. 39°45′26″N 75°33′30″W / 39.7571°N 75.5584°W |
Four studios used by Frank Schoonover and other students of Howard Pyle | |
66 | Shipley Run Historic District |
(#84000854) |
Roughly bounded by Adams, 11th, Jefferson, and 7th Sts. 39°44′49″N 75°33′21″W / 39.746944°N 75.555833°W |
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67 | Starr House |
(#71000232) |
1310 King St. 39°44′53″N 75°32′41″W / 39.748141°N 75.544741°W |
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68 | STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (steamboat) |
(#79000637) |
Christina River 39°43′53″N 75°33′39″W / 39.731389°N 75.560833°W |
Scrapped in 2005. | |
69 | Torbert Street Livery Stables |
(#98001095) |
305-307 Torbert St. 39°44′57″N 75°32′59″W / 39.749234°N 75.549773°W |
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70 | Henry Townsend Building |
(#85000157) |
709 N. Market St. 39°44′35″N 75°32′59″W / 39.743068°N 75.549779°W |
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71 | Trinity Episcopal Church |
(#84000855) |
1108 N. Adams St. 39°45′01″N 75°33′17″W / 39.750309°N 75.554691°W |
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72 | U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse |
(#79000638) |
11th and Market Sts. 39°44′48″N 75°32′48″W / 39.746667°N 75.546667°W |
Wilmington Trust Building | |
73 | Water Witch Steam Fire Engine Company No. 5 |
(#11000697) |
1814 Gilpin Ave. 39°45′36″N 75°33′47″W / 39.759926°N 75.563189°W |
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74 | Wawaset Park Historic District |
(#86000008) |
Bounded by Pennsylvania Ave., Woodlawn Ave., Seventh St., and Greenhill Ave. 39°45′22″N 75°34′31″W / 39.756111°N 75.575278°W |
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75 | West 9th Street Commercial Historic District |
(#08001204) |
111-320 W. 9th St., 901-909 N. Orange St., 825-901 N. Tatnall St. 39°44′44″N 75°33′02″W / 39.745556°N 75.550556°W |
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76 | Wilmington Amtrak Station |
(#76000581) |
Front and French Sts. 39°44′12″N 75°33′04″W / 39.736759°N 75.551093°W |
Frank Furness, architect (1908). | |
77 | Wilmington Club |
(#06000282) |
1103 N. Market St. 39°44′49″N 75°32′51″W / 39.746944°N 75.5475°W |
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78 | Wilmington Rail Viaduct |
(#99001276) |
Amtrak's northeast corridor through Wilmington 39°44′17″N 75°33′43″W / 39.738122°N 75.561850°W |
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79 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society |
(#85000158) |
838 N. Market St. 39°44′40″N 75°32′53″W / 39.744348°N 75.548036°W |
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80 | Wilmington YMCA |
(#02000035) |
501 W. 11th St. 39°44′55″N 75°33′05″W / 39.748569°N 75.551356°W |
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81 | Woodward Houses |
(#79000639) |
701-703 West St. 39°44′39″N 75°33′10″W / 39.74427°N 75.552904°W |
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82 | F. W. Woolworth Company Building |
(#86003755) |
839 N. Market St. 39°44′41″N 75°32′55″W / 39.744644°N 75.548589°W |
Downtown Happy Harry's |
Former listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | Summary | |
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1 | Capt. Thomas Mendenhall House |
(#70000174) |
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205 E. Front St. 39°44′14″N 75°33′01″W / 39.737091°N 75.550297°W |
Torn down. |