Quaker Hill Historic District (Wilmington, Delaware)
The Quaker Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 151 contributing buildings in a residential neighborhood west of the central business district of Wilmington. The district includes 19th-century residential structures of all classes, along with several 19th-and 20th-century commercial structures. The predominant structures are three-story rowhouse dwellings in a variety of popular styles including Second Empire, Italianate, and Gothic Revival. Notable non-residential buildings include the Quaker Meetinghouse and Cemetery, St. Peter's Cathedral and Rectory (1816), Union Methodist Church, and New Mount Bethel Baptist Church [2][3]
Quaker Hill Historic District | |
The northernmost boundary along West St. | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Tatnall, Jefferson, 2nd and 7th Sts. (original); roughly bounded by Eighth, Catawba and Washington, Sixth and Seventh, and Wollaston Sts. (increase); in Wilmington, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°44′31″N 75°33′18″W |
Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) (original) 5 acres (2.0 ha) (increase) |
Built | 1870 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Gothic, Italianate (original); Second Empire, Italianate, Gothic Revival (increase) |
NRHP reference No. | 79000635 and 85003221[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 6, 1979 (original) December 19, 1985 (increase) |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 1985.[1]
Gallery
- Friends Meeting House
- Cathedral of Saint Peter
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Sara Ramsey and Jean Athan (December 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Quaker Hill Historic District". and Accompanying 12 photos
- Susan Eggert and Anne Goda (May 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Quaker Hill Historic District". and Accompanying 12 photos