Rodney Square

	Rodney Square Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Looking southwest toward the DuPont Building and the Wilmington Library
Location	Buildings fronting Rodney Square at 10th, 11th, Market & King Sts., Wilmington, Delaware
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NRHP Reference #	11000522
Added to NRHP	August 10, 2011

Rodney Square is the public square and national historic district located in downtown Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, named after American Revolutionary leader Caesar Rodney. A large statue of Rodney by James E. Kelly stands in the front of the square. The square was created in the early 20th century by John Jacob Raskob who worked for Pierre S. du Pont.^[2] The City Beautiful movement served as the inspiration for the effort.^[3]

Caesar Rodney statue on Rodney Square.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, as the Rodney Square Historic District.^[1]

Events

Wilmington Public Library on Rodney Square

The eight blocks surrounding the square contain a number of downtown buildings:

Name	Built	Architect	Style	Current Use
American Life Building	1971	I.M. Pei	Brutalist	Multi-tenant office
MBNA Bracebridge I	1995			BofA credit card headquarters
Delaware Trust Building	1930	Dennison & Hirons	Classical Revival	Condos and restaurants, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[4]
DuPont Building	1908			DuPont headquarters
First & Central Church				Presbyterian Church USA
Public Building	1916	Henry Hornbostel	Classical Revival	Law firm
Wilmington Mansion	1860s			Wilmington Club, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[4]
Wilmington Post Office	1937	Associated Federal Architects	Classical Revival	Wilmington Trust headquarters, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[4]
Wilmington Public Library	1922	Edward Lippincott Tilton	Beaux-Arts	Library

Wilmington Trust headquarters with the I. M. Pei building to the left.

DART hybrid bus in Rodney Square.

Rodney Square serves as a major hub for public transit with the following connections:

DART First State bus lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19/30, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 54, 55
DART First State trolley: 32

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