Swanwyck
Swanwyck is a historic home located near New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1813 and 1819, and is a two-story, three-bay, stuccoed brick dwelling reflective of the Regency period.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: building in Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Castle Heights”, “Strandwijk”, “Swaenewyck”, “Swan Hook”, “Swanewick”, “Swanwick”, and “Swanwike”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amstel House and New Castle Court House Museum.
Amstel House
Museum
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Amstel House, also known as Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building in New Castle, Delaware, United States, built in the 1730s. The decline of New Castle in the 19th century meant that many owners of homes could no longer afford to make changes to them, which is why so many buildings were preserved. Amstel House is situated 2½ miles south of Swanwyck.
New Castle Court House Museum
Museum
Photo: Pknelson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The New Castle Court House Museum is the center of a circle with a 12-mile radius that defines most of the border between the states of Delaware and Pennsylvania and parts of the borders between Delaware and New Jersey and Maryland. New Castle Court House Museum is situated 2½ miles south of Swanwyck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Collins Park and Farnhurst.
Collins Park
Neighborhood
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the state's population of 989,948.
Farnhurst
Hamlet
Farnhurst is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The site of two historic hospitals and a number of cemeteries, the community once had a post office, school, and rail station.
Holloway Terrace
Hamlet
Holloway Terrace is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Holloway Terrace is located on the outskirts of the city of Wilmington along Delaware Route 9 and Interstate 295, southwest of the Port of Wilmington.
Swanwyck
- Categories: building and locality
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.69372° or 39° 41′ 37″ northLongitude
-75.56048° or 75° 33′ 38″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87F6MCVQ+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 158224026OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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