Delaware City Historic District

Historic district in Delaware, United States

United States historic place


Delaware City Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

House in the Delaware City Historic District, December 2011
39°34′38″N 75°35′31″W / 39.57722°N 75.59194°W / 39.57722; -75.59194
Area	68 acres (28 ha)
Built	1826 (1826)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	83003515^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 15, 1983

Delaware City Historic District is a national historic district located at Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 204 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in the town of Delaware City. The buildings were built between about 1826 and 1930. They are primarily residential buildings, with some commercial and institutional buildings including notable examples of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Notable buildings include the Delaware City Hotel (1828), Central Hotel (c. 1835), Christ Episcopal Church (1849) and Rectory (1870), Van Hekle House (1828), Delaware City Academy (1858), Delaware City Public School (1883), Dunlap/Worrell House (c. 1826), and First Presbyterian Church (c. 1835).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

Gallery

Delaware City Hotel, December 2011
former Delaware City Public School, December 2011

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Valerie Cesna (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Delaware City Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 19 photos