Mid-Atlantic

Wilmington

New Castle County, DE

Population

71,034

Walk Score

95 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$1,157

Median home value

$203,600

Settled

1638

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • 200 Block of East Front Street
  • Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills · listed 1984
  • Baynard Boulevard Historic District · listed 1979
  • Brandywine Park and Kentmere Parkway (Boundary Increase) · listed 1981
  • Brandywine Powder Mills District · listed 1984
  • Brandywine Village Historic District · listed 1971
  • Breck's Mill Area · listed 1971
  • Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 1988
  • Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1988
  • Church Street Historic District · listed 1987
  • Cool Spring Park Historic District · listed 1983
  • Cool Spring Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2007
  • Delaware Avenue Historic District
  • Delaware Avenue Historic District · listed 1976
  • Delaware Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1987
  • Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District · listed 2017
  • East Brandywine Historic District · listed 1985
  • Eastside Historic District
  • Eighth Street Park Historic District · listed 1983
  • Eighth Street Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
  • Eleutherian Mills · listed 1966
  • Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
  • Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
  • Fell Historic District · listed 1983
  • Lower Market Street Historic District · listed 1980
  • Lower Market Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1985
  • Old Town Hall Commercial Historic District · listed 1985
  • Quaker Hill Historic District · listed 1979
  • Quaker Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1985
  • Rock Manor
  • Rockwood Estate Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1976
  • Rockwood Estate Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1976
  • Rockwood Estate Historic District (Boundary Decrease) · listed 2023
  • Rodney Square Historic District · listed 2011
  • Rodney Square Historic District
  • Shipley Run Historic District · listed 1984
  • Village of Arden · listed 1973
  • Wawaset Park Historic District · listed 1986
  • West 9th Street Commercial Historic District · listed 2008
  • Wilmington Boulevard Historic District
  • Wilmington Yards & Shops
  • Winterthur Museum and Gardens · listed 1971

Notable landmarks

  • American Vulcanized Fibre Company-Wilmington Plant · listed 2020
  • Aquila Derrickson House
  • Armor, James, House · listed 1992
  • Augustine Paper Mill · listed 1978
  • Beaver Valley Rock Shelter Site · listed 1978
  • Bellevue Range Rear Light Station · listed 2006
  • Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School · listed 1972
  • Brandywine Park · listed 1976
  • Braunstein's Building · listed 1985
  • Brindley Farm · listed 1976
  • Brown, Dr. John A., House · listed 1979
  • Budovitch, Florence and Isaac, House · listed 2020
  • Cloud, Abner, House · listed 1992
  • Cloud-Reese House · listed 2001
  • Compton Park Apartments · listed 2024
  • Continental Army Encampment Site · listed 1973
  • Crosby and Hill Building · listed 1985
  • Curlett House
  • Dauneport House · listed 2022
  • Delaware Academy of Medicine · listed 2003
  • Delaware Industrial School for Girls
  • Delaware Trust Building · listed 2003
  • Delmarva Power and Light Building · listed 1985
  • Dingee, Jacob, House · listed 1970
  • Dingee, Obadiah, House · listed 1970
  • …and 87 more

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