Brandywine Village Historic District
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.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old First Presbyterian Church and United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse.
Old First Presbyterian Church
Museum
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
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 1,600 feet west of Brandywine Village Historic District.
United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse
Heritage site
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The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Main Post Office and the Wilmington Trust Headquarters, is a historic post office, courthouse, and custom house, located on Rodney Square in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Brandywine Village Historic District.
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 2,500 feet northwest of Brandywine Village Historic District.
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
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
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.
Wilmington
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Wilmington is the largest city in Delaware, though still small by U.S. standards with a population of only 70,000. Due to the state's business-friendly laws, Wilmington is something of a center for businesses, with an incredible number of American corporations incorporated in the city.
Brandywine Village Historic District
- Type: Protected area
- Description: historic district in Delaware, United States
- Categories: historic district, heritage site, and historic site
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.75098° or 39° 45′ 4″ northLongitude
-75.54187° or 75° 32′ 31″ westOpen location code
87F6QF25+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 336672379OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q14685268
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brandywine Mills Plaza and William Smith House.
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