Greenbank Historic Area

Greenbank is an unincorporated community located west of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 41 and Greenbank Road. Greenbank uses the Wilmington ZIP code of 19808. Locals refer to Greenbank as "Wilmington". There are several historical landmarks in Greenbank, such as the Wilmington and Western Railroad that operates tourist trains over the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line between Greenbank and Hockessin. The Greenbank Historic Area includes the Greenbank Mill, Robert Phillips House, and W.G. Phillips House. The mill was constructed in 1790 and then expanded in 1812. The Robert Phillips House was erected sometime around 1783. The W.G. Phillips House, the former mill owner's house, was built in the early 1820s.

Hyde Run is a 1.94 mi (3.12 km) long 1st order tributary to Red Clay Creek in New Castle County, Delaware.

Brandywine Springs is a historic area near Newport, Delaware, along the Red Clay Creek. It is noted from early American history as a Revolutionary War encampment of General George Washington's army. In 1853, Captain Alden Partridge opened the National Scientific and Military Academy at Brandywine Springs. The school building was destroyed by fire shortly after opening and the school closed.In the 1880s, it became known for its mineral springs and luxurious hotel resort In the early twentieth century, it became renowned for an amusement park built along the Hyde Run tributary. The amusement park closed down following the 1923 season. The Friends of Brandywine Springs are dedicated to recovering the history of the amusement park. Early films of the park from circa 1903 are some of the earliest motion picture images of Delaware.In 1956 state senator Fredrick Klair procured the land for the state and established Brandywine Springs State Park. In 1970, Brandywine Springs was converted from a state park to a county park operated by New Castle County as the legislature felt it better met local needs as opposed to state needs, and there had been no county-level parks department at the time it was created as a state park.

Faulkland is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, approximately two miles west of Wilmington. Faulkland has only one main road, Faulkland Road. No post office has ever existed in the very small community. The Wilmington and Western Railroad runs parallel through the area with a level crossing at Faulkland Road.

Justis–Jones House, also known as the Henry S. McComb House, is a historic home located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. The original section was built about 1840, and is a two-story, two-bay, nearly square gable-roofed fieldstone dwelling in a vernacular Greek Revival style. A frame rear wing constructed in two phases between 1904 and 1924. Also on the property is a contributing frame garage dating to about 1920.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Hersey-Duncan House is a historic home located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1800, and is a two-story, five-bay, center passage plan dwelling with a gable roof and two-story, stone, rear kitchen wing. It is in a vernacular Federal style. A stuccoed frame, one-story, gable-roof kitchen was added to the north endwall of the main block about 1950 and a two-story frame wing was added to the south side of the rear kitchen wing in the 1930s. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century, stone smokehouse. The house was built by a prominent Red Clay Creek miller in the early 19th century.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

William Julius "Judy" Johnson House is a historic home located at Marshallton, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1925, and is a two-story, three bay, rectangular frame dwelling with a one-story front porch. It has a hipped and gable roof with dormer and is reflective of the American Craftsman style. Wavy asbestos siding was added to the home in 1939. Also on the property is a contributing two car garage. It was the home of Hall of Fame baseball player Judy Johnson (ca. 1900–1989), who played in the Negro leagues between 1921 and 1937. Johnson purchased the home in 1934, and resided in it until shortly before his death.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Fell Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses eight contributing buildings in a steeply sloped area along Red Clay Creek. The area developed in the 19th century as a wealthy gentleman's country manufacturing/farming estate. It includes the stuccoed fieldstone, Greek Revival style Fell Mansion (c. 1835); a Romanesque Revival stone carriage house (1893); a Carpenter Gothic frame gatehouse (c. 1860); two frame tenant houses (c. 1860), one of which was built in a "Swiss Chalet" style; a stone barn and a stuccoed stone miller's residence (c. 1800); and a stone Georgian Revival dwelling dating from 1925.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Prices Corner is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Prices Corner is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 2 and Delaware Route 141, west of Wilmington. The Prices Corner Shopping Center is located in Prices Corner.

Hickman Blacksmith Shop and House, also known as the Chas. C. Connell Roofing, Gutter, and Siding Co. and Jeffrey and Pamella Seemans House, is a historic home and blacksmith shop located at Marshallton, New Castle County, Delaware. The shop was built about 1899, and is a rectangular, frame, 1+1⁄2-story building on a high stone foundation. The house was built about 1860, and is a side-passage plan, frame, 2-story dwelling on a stone foundation, with Stick trim and modest interior finish.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Saint Catherine of Siena Parish is located in Wilmington, Delaware. It has a Roman Catholic church located on Centerville Road with over 1100 families. The original church was founded in the 1960s by the surrounding Catholic community. A new church was recently built in 1993 and the original church foundation is now the St. Catherine gymnasium. Many of the original founders and their families are still present. New arriving families include Mexican families. Certain masses are available in Spanish. The Saint Catherine of Siena Elementary School graduated its last class in 2011 before closing and merging into the All Saints Catholic School along with St. Matthew's Elementary school in Wilmington and Corpus Christi Elementary school in Elsmere. The school building is now owned by the government and is used for space for a charter school. Four hundred children attend the religious education/Christian formation weekly. The St. Catherine high school youth and middle school youth groups stay active and do work-camps in the summer. For those families speaking Spanish, there is a bilingual program.

Marshallton United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located at 1105 Stanton Road in Marshallton, New Castle County, Delaware. The original portion was built in 1886 as a one-room, 30-foot by 50-foot center-aisle plan frame structure with a gable roof. It sits on a foundation of "Brandywine Granite", a commonly found local building stone. In 1922, a 30-foot by 45-foot gabled frame addition was added on the east side of the original building. At the same time, Gothic arched commemorative stained glass windows and a bell tower were added. A three-story brick educational building and fellowship hall were added between 1949 and 1957.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.