List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware
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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware. There are 13 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Delaware.
Contents
NHLs
They are distributed over the three counties of Delaware. Following is a complete list:
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Aspendale |
(#70000170) |
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Kent | House and small plantation, intact from 1771. | |
2 | Jacob Broom House |
|
(#74000602) |
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New Castle | Home of constitutional convention delegate Jacob Broom, this historic house is near Brandywine Creek. It is part of the Hagley Museum. |
3 | Corbit-Sharp House |
(#67000004) |
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New Castle | House built in 1772 exemplifying influence of late Georgian architecture from Philadelphia into surrounding regions. | |
4 | John Dickinson House |
(#66000258) |
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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 |
|
(#66000259) |
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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 |
|
(#66000260) |
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New Castle | This was the first and principal settlement of the New Sweden colony. |
7 | Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church |
|
(#66000261) |
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New Castle | The oldest surviving church from New Sweden, it hosted services in Swedish from 1698 well into the 1800s. |
8 | Howard High School |
(#85000309) |
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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) |
|
(#89000006) |
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Sussex | Unique lightship was one of few to remain in service during World War II |
10 | Lombardy Hall |
(#72000292) |
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New Castle | Home of Gunning Bedford, Jr., a delegate to constitutional convention and signer of the U.S. Constitution. | |
11 | New Castle Court House |
(#72000285) |
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New Castle | Hosted Delaware's colonial assembly from 1704-1777. | |
12 | New Castle Historic District |
|
(#67000003) |
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New Castle | Capital of Delaware colony from 1651 to 1761, having well preserved architecture. |
13 | Stonum |
|
(#73000524) |
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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
References
- ↑ Numbers represent an 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
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- National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service