New Castle, Delaware
Community History and Archaeology Program
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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 |
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I. Study of General Situation by Higgins marked NewCastle |
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II. INTRODUCTION AND STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL Houses, ETC. |
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NEWCASTLE by Hepburn , Dec. 22. 1947 |
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further introduction marked COPY |
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1A Preamble - NEW CASTLE DELAWARE By J. Eckman |
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Extent and Significance of New Castle in Colonial Days |
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New Castle - officers. |
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Fort and Courthouse Sites and Structure |
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Third Street |
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#110 - Colby House |
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#112 - "Star Hotel". now owned by E.E. Bailey |
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#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 |
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#200 - Now Witt's Bakery |
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#202-204 - The "Delaware House" |
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#206 - The "Penn House" |
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#208 - The William B. Janvier Property |
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#210 - "Gilpin House" |
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#212 "Booth House" |
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#226-228 - House Louise Site (26 omitted) |
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#300 - Kensey Johns Van Dyke House |
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#306-310 Masonic Hall (30 omitted) |
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#Southwest Corner of Fourth and Streets |
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Strand #Key - 1947 'to original plots on West side of |
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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 |
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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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Read Property - now #42 - comprises original |
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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 |
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The Strand South west corner of the Strand and Harmony |
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Street now # 56 and # 58 |
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River side of Strand Original plots B-1 and B-2 Jefferson Apts |
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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 |
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Streets North of Read's Alley |
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#47, #49, #51 Second Street |
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THE DUTCH CHURCH |
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Presbyterian Church |
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Southeast side of Second 119 East Second Street |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |