Bancroft Mills
Bancroft Mills is an abandoned mill complex along Brandywine Creek in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. It has been the site of some of the earliest and most famous mills near Wilmington and was the largest and longest running complex along the Brandywine.Photo: PipChili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Delaware Art Museum and Delaware Academy of Medicine.
Delaware Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Delart, Public domain.
The Delaware Art Museum is an art museum located on the Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware, which holds a collection of more than 12,000 objects. Delaware Art Museum is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Bancroft Mills.
Delaware Academy of Medicine
Heritage site
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Delaware Academy of Medicine, also known as the Academy/DPHA is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1930. Its mission is to enhance the well-being of the community through education and the promotion of public health. Delaware Academy of Medicine is situated 2,300 feet south of Bancroft Mills.
Rockford Park
Park
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Rockford Park is a historic public park located in a residential area of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It is characterized by a large, grassy meadow which slopes gently upward to a large knoll overlooking the Brandywine River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alapocas and Henry Clay.
Alapocas
Hamlet
Alapocas Run State Park is a 359-acre public recreation area located in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, along Brandywine Creek and its Alapocas Run tributary.
Henry Clay
Hamlet
Breck's Mill Area, also known as Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District, is a national historic district located along Brandywine Creek in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington.
Wawaset Park
Hamlet
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Wawaset Park is a planned community national historic district located on the western edge of the City of Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. The area was formerly the grounds of Schuetzen Park, a horse racing and later auto racing track and fairgrounds.
Bancroft Mills
- Type: Protected area
- Description: factory in Wilmington, Delaware, in the United States
- Categories: cotton mill, heritage site, and historic site
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.76845° or 39° 46′ 6″ northLongitude
-75.56336° or 75° 33′ 48″ westOpen location code
87F6QC9P+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 368082266OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q4854162
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In Other Languages
“Bancroft Mills” goes by many names.
- French: “Bancroft Mills”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alapocas Rock Climbing Wall and Kentmere Parkway.
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