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Eleutherian Mills

1802 establishments in Delaware1921 disestablishments in DelawareBuildings and structures in New Castle County, DelawareDu Pont family residencesGunpowder mills
Historic American Buildings Survey in DelawareHistoric Mechanical Engineering LandmarksIndustrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in DelawareNational Historic Landmarks in DelawareNational Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware
1905DuPontGunpowderMill
1905DuPontGunpowderMill

From 1802 to 1921, Eleutherian Mills was a gunpowder mill site used for the manufacture of explosives founded by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, which grew into the DuPont company. The name also refers to the house on the hill above the mills, which was the first du Pont family home in America. In 1957 the site became an outdoor museum when the Hagley Museum and Library was founded. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

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Eleutherian Mills
Barley Mill Road,

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Brandywine Powder Mills District

Barley Mill Road
19806
Delaware, United States
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Breck's Mill Area
Breck's Mill Area

Breck's Mill Area, also known as Breck's Mill Area-Henry Clay Village Historic District, is a national historic district located along Brandywine Creek in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington. It encompasses 56 contributing buildings, five contributing sites, and three contributing structures. The district encompasses The Mill, The Workers' houses, and The Mill Owner's Home. Breck's Mill was built in 1813 and rebuilt in 1846 after a fire. It is a three-story, stone structure measuring 55 feet by 43 feet. It features a stone bell tower with a top floor of brick. The Henry Clay Village area includes small single or double workers' houses, the Charles I. du Pont house (1823), Ernest du Pont house (1916), William F. Raskob house , Hagee's Tavern, Greenhill Presbyterian Church, and the original building for the Alexis I. duPont High School (1893). "Rokeby" was built in 1836, and is a two-story, rectangular dwelling in a late Federal style. It measures 55 feet wide and 26 feet, 4 inches, deep, and features a two-story portico overlooking the Brandywine. It was built by mill owner William Breck for his new wife Gabrielle du Pont and is thought to be modeled on Louviers. The mill closed in 1854. It has been a recreational center off and on since 1890. Breck's Mill houses the post office for Montchanin, Delaware, Somerville Manning Gallery, and André Harvey's sculpture studio. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and amended in 1988.