Old College Historic District
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Old College Historic District is a national historic district
located at Newark
in New Castle County, Delaware
. It consists of six contributing buildings: Old College, Recitation Hall, Recitation Annex, Alumni Hall, Mechanical Hall, and Elliot House. These buildings formed the nucleus, and until the 20th century, the entire campus of Delaware College
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
located at Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
in New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
. It consists of six contributing buildings: Old College, Recitation Hall, Recitation Annex, Alumni Hall, Mechanical Hall, and Elliot House. These buildings formed the nucleus, and until the 20th century, the entire campus of Delaware College
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973.
External links
- Old College Historic District, Old College, West Main Street at South College, Newark, New Castle County, DE : 11 photos, 1 data page, and 2 photo caption pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- Old College Historic District, Alumni House, Main & College Streets, Newark, New Castle County, DE: 1 photo, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Building Survey