National Historic Landmark · Wilmington, Delaware

Eleutherian Mills

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Eleutherian Mills
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressN of Wilmington on DE 141 at Brandywine Creek Bridge, Wilmington, DE
CountyNew Castle County
ListedNov 13, 1966
Listed forIndustry, Commerce
Level of significanceNational
Also known asEleutherian Mills--Hagley Museum
Reference number66000259
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressN of Wilmington on DE 141 at Brandywine Creek Bridge, Wilmington, DE
Coordinates39.7806° N, 75.5750° W · Directions ↗
Also in Wilmington133 listed places in Wilmington →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Local history books for Wilmington

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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Delaware

  • Slow Travels-Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Edition
    Lyn Wilkerson, 2010
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  • Rockhounding Delaware, Maryland and the Washington, DC Metro Area
    Robert Beard, 2015
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  • WPA Guide to Delaware
    Federal writers' project, 2013
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Eleutherian Mills listed on the National Register?

Nov 13, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Eleutherian Mills?

N of Wilmington on DE 141 at Brandywine Creek Bridge, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Eleutherian Mills?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000259. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.