Old College Historic District


Old College Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Old College, April 2010
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Location	Main and College Sts. on University of Delaware campus, Newark, Delaware
Coordinates	39°41′3″N 75°45′10″W / 39.68417°N 75.75278°W / 39.68417; -75.75278Coordinates: 39°41′3″N 75°45′10″W / 39.68417°N 75.75278°W / 39.68417; -75.75278
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1833
Architect	Furness & Evans; Et al.
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP Reference #	73000526^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1973

Old College Historic District is a national historic district located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It consists of six contributing buildings: Old College, Recitation Hall, Recitation Annex, Alumni Hall, Mechanical Hall, and Elliott House. These buildings formed the nucleus, and until the 20th century, the entire campus of Delaware College.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Rosemary Troy; Graydon Wood; Vincent Rogers. Richard Schmidt & Edward Heite (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old College Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-04-20.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-212-A, "Old College Historic District, Old College, West Main Street at South College, Newark, New Castle County, DE", 11 photos, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material
HABS No. DE-212-B, "Old College Historic District, Alumni House, Main & College Streets, Newark, New Castle County, DE", 1 photo

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware

Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types

Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex

Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places

University of Delaware

Colleges	Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics College of Arts and Sciences College of Agriculture and Natural Resources College of Engineering College of Health Sciences College of Education and Public Policy College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment

Athletics	Colonial Athletic Association Bob Carpenter Center Delaware Fight Song Delaware Stadium Bob Hannah Stadium Football Frazer Field Fred Rust Ice Arena Men's Lacrosse Men's Soccer YoUDee

Campus	Main campus Newark Satellite campuses Dover Georgetown Lewes Wilmington Botanic Gardens Delaware Biotechnology Institute Disaster Research Center Energy Institute Images University Museums at the University of Delaware

People	Alumni Faculty Police

Student life	Deer Park Tavern Emergency Care Unit Figure Skating Club Greek life WVUD

Other	Blue Hen RV Hugh R. Sharp University of Delaware Press

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