Shortlidge Academy Playground

Shortlidge Academy Playground is a playground in New Castle County, Delaware. Shortlidge Academy Playground is situated nearby to the heritage site Lea-Derrickson House, as well as near the historic site Historic Water Fountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old First Presbyterian Church and Brandywine Village Historic District.

Old First Presbyterian Church

Museum

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Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington is a historic Presbyterian church located on West Street on Brandywine Park Drive in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Old First Presbyterian Church is situated 660 feet southwest of Shortlidge Academy Playground.

Brandywine Village Historic District

Protected area

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Brandywine Village Historic District is a national historic district located along Brandywine Creek at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings, 7 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures. Brandywine Village developed in the late-18th century as a group of flour mills, the homes of prosperous millers, mill workers, shop keepers and artisans. Brandywine Village Historic District is situated 1,100 feet east of Shortlidge Academy Playground.

Brandywine Zoo

Zoo

Brandywine Zoo is a small 4.7-acre zoo that opened in 1905 in Brandywine Park in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It is located on the banks of the Brandywine River. Brandywine Zoo is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Shortlidge Academy Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brandywine Village and East Brandywine Historic District.

Brandywine Village

Neighborhood

Brandywine Village was an early center of U.S. industrialization located on the Brandywine River in what is now Wilmington, Delaware. The Brandywine crosses the Fall Line just north of Wilmington, and descends from about 160 feet above sea level in Chadds Ford to just a few feet above sea level in Wilmington.

East Brandywine Historic District

Neighborhood

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East Brandywine Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 189 contributing buildings located east of the central business district of Wilmington dating from the late-18th to the early-20th century.