Index to Jeanette Eckman's typed noteseckman.jpg (55146 bytes)

[With Permission of  Historical Society of Delaware.  The notes are available at the New Castle Public Library and the Historical Society of Delaware.  Selected sections were scanned and are available via links in the following list]

This study was made during the years of 1947 -49. Therefore the "now" in the text refers to that period and not to the present

I. Study of General Situation by Higgins marked NewCastle 

II. INTRODUCTION AND STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL Houses, ETC.

Section

 

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NEWCASTLE by Hepburn , Dec. 22. 1947 

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further introduction marked COPY 

 

1A Preamble - NEW CASTLE DELAWARE  By J. Eckman 
New Castle- Area B In 4 parts
Part I. As above)-New Castle - Area B
Part II. Character Extent and Significance of New Castle in Colonial Period*
Part 111 History Sketch Includes excerpts from Mrs Royall's Pennsylvania
Part IV. Sites Buildings -Land Uses

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Extent and Significance of New Castle in Colonial Days

3

New Castle - officers.

4

General Appraisal of Areas and Structures

5

Fort and Courthouse Sites and Structure

6

The Strand

7

East Second Street 

8

Harmony Street 

9

Third Street

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Delaware Street - Names

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Delaware Street Area

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#110 - Colby House

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#112 - "Star Hotel". now owned by E.E. Bailey

14

#114 - Log Cabin

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#116-118 - know as the Dalby House and Store 1854 to 1670 .

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#120 - The Hussey House

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#122-124 - The Harvey House

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 #126 - owned by heirs of Eugene L. Chase

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#128-130 - Now Century Club 2

20

#200 - Now Witt's Bakery 2

21

#202-204 - The "Delaware House" 3

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#206 - The "Penn House"

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#208 - The William B. Janvier Property

24

#210 - "Gilpin House" 3

25

#212 "Booth House" 3

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#226-228 - House Louise Site (26 omitted)

28

#300 - Kensey Johns Van Dyke House 

29

#306-310 Masonic Hall 2 (30 omitted)

31

#Southwest Corner of Fourth and Streets
Senator Nicholas Van-Dyyke House

32

Strand #Key - 1947 'to original plots on West side of

 

Strand between Delaware and Harmony Streets nos. 0-1 to 0-12 inclusive

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Strand #Southwest Corner of the Stand and Delaware Street

 

The Van Leuvenigh House 

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The Strand The "Burnt Lot" site of #2 The Strand  original plot 1

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#6 and #8 - site of Bedford and McWilliams houses original plot - 2

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#14 The Morrison House  original Plot - 3

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George More Plot #14- r20 

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DeRingh Plot now #22 and #24

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Dutch Church now #26 and #28 

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The Bernard Ekon Plot now #30 .

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Read Property - now #42 - comprises original

 

plots 8 and 9 and parts of 7 and 10. 

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#33 and #32 now. Original plot #10 between the Read House and-the Tile House 

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Tile House Site original plot #11

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-A Restoration of the tile house 

44

The Strand South west corner of the Strand and Harmony

 

Street now # 56 and # 58 

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New Castle River Front 

46

River side of Strand Original plots B-1 and B-2 Jefferson Apts 

 

between Delaware and Harmony #9, #13, # 15 

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Present plots #9, #13, #15 original plot B-3

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#17.9 #19-21

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#21 and #23

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#25 "The Bank Lot"

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#27-29-31-33

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Present Laird property original plots B-8 and B-9

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# #47 and 49 (Laird) B-10

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#53 and #55, Opposite Tile House Site

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#57 and #59

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Harmony and Second #53 East Second Street

 

Streets North of Read's Alley

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#47, #49, #51 Second Street

58

THE DUTCH CHURCH

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Presbyterian Church

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Southeast side of Second 119 East Second Street

 

Street from Delaware Street to the Presbyterian 'Church

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#11, #13 #15 and #17 East Second Street

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#9 East Second Street

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#5, and #7 East Second Street (64 omitted)

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#1 East Second Street, #127 Delaware Street

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Third Street #44 and #34 (and the Library in between)

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Old Dutch House #32 East Third Street

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#26 -#28 and #24 Archibald Alexander Plot

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#18 and #20 formerly plot of Nathaniel Silbee Sr.

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#16 originally part of property of Ambrose Backer

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#10 and 12 (same) 

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#8 The Dorsey House - part of original Ambrose Backer Property as above

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#2 Kensey Johns House.- original home plot of Ambrose Backer

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Fourth Street -northwest corner of Delaware Street now

 

New Castle Historical Society AMSTEL HOUSE

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Fourth Street #10 and #18 2

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Harmony and Second Streets #114 Harmony Street 

 

North of Reads Alley

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#116 Harmony Street

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#118

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#120

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#122

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#124

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#126

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OLD COURT HOUSE