Old First Presbyterian Church (Wilmington, Delaware)
Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
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Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington, January 2010
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Location | West St. on Brandywine Park Dr., in the Wilmington, Delaware, neighborhood of Midtown Brandywine |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1740 |
NRHP Reference # | 72000295[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
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.
Built in 1740, the one-story brick structure measures 30 feet by 40 feet and has a gambrel roof. Originally located on the east side of Wilmington's Market Street between 9th and 10th Streets, the building was used during the American Revolution by British troops as a prison and hospital during the occupation of Wilmington after the Battle of Brandywine, September 12, 1777. It remained a house of worship until 1840.[2] A cemetery on the site was the final resting place of many noted Wilmingtonians.[3]
It was moved to its present site in 1916.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America restored the interior to its original condition in 1981. It is open as a local history museum.
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America: THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (1740)
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-202, "Old First Presbyterian Church, South Park Drive at West Street, moved from Tenth & Market, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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- Historic American Buildings Survey in Delaware
- History museums in Delaware
- Museums in Wilmington, Delaware
- Churches in Wilmington, Delaware
- Presbyterian churches in Delaware
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
- Churches completed in 1740
- The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
- National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware
- 18th-century Presbyterian church buildings
- Delaware Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeastern United States museum stubs
- Delaware building and structure stubs
- Northeastern United States church stubs