Brandywine Park

Brandywine Park was the first city park established by the city of Wilmington, Delaware. It is located on the banks of Brandywine Creek, between Augustine Road and North Market Street. The park was established in 1886, and was designed by Samuel Canby, the city's parks commissioner, in consultation with Frederick Law Olmsted. Although initially laid out as a bucolic park with winding paths and roadways, it has since expanded to include active recreation facilities.[2]

Brandywine Park
LocationRoughly bounded by Augustine, 18th, and Market Sts. and Lovering Ave., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39.757424°N 75.553590°W / 39.757424; -75.553590
Area175 acres (71 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectSamuel Canby
NRHP reference No.76000574[1] (original)
81000192[1] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1976
Boundary increaseJuly 23, 1981

The park is approximately 178 acres and it spans both the north and south banks of the Brandywine. Much of the park has been preserved as a mix of wilderness and open space with walking trails and scenic views of the creek and surrounding woods.[3] The open space section of the park includes two formal gardens, a rose garden and a cherry blossom garden.[4] The Brandywine Zoo was created in 1904 and now occupies 12 acres of the park.[5] Brandywine Park also includes active recreational facilities including playgrounds, athletic fields, and Baynard Stadium.[6]

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is a unit of Delaware's Wilmington State Parks.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Brandywine Park". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  3. "Brandywine Park". Friends of Wilmington Parks. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. Mulchahey Chase, Susan. "Park in Bloom (Spring 2007)" (PDF). Friends of Wilmington Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. "History of the Brandywine Zoo". Brandywine Zoo. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  6. Mulchahey Chase, Susan. "Recreation in the Parks (Fall 2001)" (PDF). Friends of Wilmington Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2015.


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