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Buena Vista is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1845 and 1847, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a service wing and a long wing designed by architect R. Brognard Okie containing a long hall and library.
The Delaware Historical Society began in 1864 as an effort to preserve documents from the Civil War. Since then, it has expanded into a statewide historical institution with several buildings, including Old Town Hall and the Delaware History Museum, in Wilmington and the historic Read House & Gardens in New Castle .
Old Swedes Church: Wilmington New Castle History Church building constructed in 1698–1699 Old Town Hall: Wilmington New Castle Historic site Open by appointment with the Delaware Historical Society, the hall housed the city's meeting chambers, offices and jail Paul R. Jones Collection of African American Art: Newark New Castle Art
Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Delaware listed on the National Register of Historic Places: - for Dover, see: Kent County - for Georgetown, see: Sussex County - for Newark, see: Northern New Castle County - for Wilmington, see: Wilmington
The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. [2] Covering more than 235 acres (95 ha) along the banks of the Brandywine Creek, the museum and grounds include the first du Pont family home and garden in the United States, the powder yards, and a 19th-century machine shop. [3]
New Castle 39°39′38″N 75°33′48″W / 39.660512°N 75.563312°W / 39.660512; -75.563312 ( New Castle Historic Capital of Delaware colony from 1651 to 1761, having well preserved architecture.
Public School No. 29, also known as Lamborn Library, is a historic school building located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware.It was built in 1870 as a one-room school; a second floor and classroom was added about 1890. is a two-story, brick building on a stone foundation with basement.
Prior to the establishment of Penn's Philadelphia, New Castle was a center of government.After being transferred to Penn, Delaware's Swedish, Dutch, and English residents became accustomed to the relaxed culture of the Restoration monarchy and grew uncomfortable with the more conservative Quaker influence, so Delaware petitioned for a separate legislature, which was finally granted in 1702.