National Historic Landmark · New Castle, Delaware

Stonum

Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

Stonum
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address9th and Washington Sts., New Castle, DE
CountyNew Castle County
ListedNov 7, 1973
Listed forPolitics and government
Level of significanceNational
Also known asStoneham; George Read House
Reference number73000524
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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

Visiting

Address9th and Washington Sts., New Castle, DE
Coordinates39.6608° N, 75.5772° W · Directions ↗
Also in New Castle16 listed places in New Castle →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for New Castle

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  • New Castle revisited
    Connolly, Michael (Historic preservationist), 2014
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  • New Castle County Police Department
    New Castle Country Police Department and Thomas P. Gordon, 2013
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  • Revolutionary New Castle
    Theodore Corbett, 2012
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  • New Castle
    Jim Travers, 2005
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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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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Stonum listed on the National Register?

Nov 7, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Stonum?

9th and Washington Sts., New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Stonum?

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 73000524. 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.