Brandywine Village Historic District

Brandywine Village Historic District is a national historic district located along Brandywine Creek at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings, 7 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures. Brandywine Village developed in the late-18th century as a group of flour mills, the homes of prosperous millers, mill workers, shop keepers and artisans. Located in the district are a set of mill owner built homes of granite. Notable buildings include the Gothic Revival style St. John's Episcopal Church (1857-1858) designed by noted Philadelphia architect John Notman, Brandywine Methodist Episcopal Church (1857), and Brandywine Academy (1798). In 1788, Brandywine Village was the site of the first mechanized mill designed by Oliver Evans.[2][3]

Brandywine Village Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
North side of Market Street, Brandywine Village Historic District, January 2010
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Location	Roughly bounded by Brandywine Creek, Tatnall, 22nd, Gordon Sts., Vandever Ave., Mabel St., and 14th St. bridge, Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°45′04″N 75°32′29″W
Area	33 acres (13 ha)
Built	1788 (1788)
Architect	Notman, John
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000229, 76002296 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP	February 24, 1971, October 21, 1976 (Boundary Increase)

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and expanded in 1976.[1]