Delaware Avenue Historic District (Wilmington, Delaware)

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Delaware Avenue Historic District
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Sailors and Soldiers Monument, January 2010
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LocationDelaware Ave. from N. Harrison to N. Broom Sts. (both sides), roughly bounded by Shallcross Ave., Harrison St., Pennsylvania Ave., and Rodney St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°45′18″N75°33′34″W / 39.75500°N 75.55944°W / 39.75500; -75.55944 Coordinates: 39°45′18″N75°33′34″W / 39.75500°N 75.55944°W / 39.75500; -75.55944
Area14.4 acres (5.8 ha)
Built1870 (1870)-1930
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate, Late Victorian, Classical Revival, American Four Square
NRHP reference No. 76000576 [1]  (original)
87000034  (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1976
Boundary increaseMay 12, 1987

Delaware Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 180 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure developed in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The district is primarily residential and includes a variety of Victorian-era mansions and large dwellings in a variety of popular architectural styles including Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and American Four Square The houses are detached or semi-detached and are primarily three stories in height with extensive wings to the rear. The district also includes 20th century apartment complexes. Also located in the district is the St. Stephen's Lutheran Church and the Sailors and Soldiers Monument. The separately listed Howard Pyle Studios are also located in the district. [2] [3]

Contents

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, with a boundary increase in 1987. [1]

Education

Residents are zoned to the Red Clay Consolidated School District, both in the original section and the expansion. [4] [5] Zoned schools include William C. Lewis Dual Language Elementary School (K-5), [6] Skyline Middle School (6-8), [7] and Alexis I. du Pont High School. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Susanne N. Fox (May 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delaware Avenue Historic District". and Accompanying eight photos
  3. Patricia A. Maley (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delaware Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase)". and Accompanying 25 photos
  4. "Delaware Avenue Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved 2021-07-04. 1300 Delaware Avenue
  5. "Delaware Avenue Historic District (expansion)". National Park Service . Retrieved 2021-07-04. 1601 N. Broom Street
  6. "Lewis" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  7. "Skyline_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  8. "A. I. High School" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District . Retrieved 2021-07-04.