List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware

Delaware National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)

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

Key

National Historic Landmark
† National Historic Landmark District
# National Historic Site, National Historical Park, National Memorial, or National Monument
* Delisted Landmark

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
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

References

  1. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. ^ The eight- or nine-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.
  • "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Delaware (12)" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2004. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  • National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
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