Iron Hill School No. 112C, Newark

Name: Iron Hill School No. 112C
Address: Newark, United States

#16 among attractions in Newark

Museum, Natural history museum

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Iron Hill School No. 112C, also known as the Iron Hill Museum, is a historic one-room school building located near Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by architect James Oscar Betelle and built in 1923, and is 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular frame, wood-shingled building on a concrete foundation with a medium-pitched gable roof. The building measures 24 feet by 48 feet, and features a pedimented portico centered on the gable end in the Colonial Revival style. The school was funded by Pierre S. du Pont as part of a reform and rebuilding of African-American schools in Delaware, between 1919 and 1928. The school was used until school segregation was abolished, which occurred at Iron Hill in 1965. ()

Built: 1923 (101 years ago)Coordinates: 39°37'53"N, 75°45'30"W

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Iron Hill School No. 112C – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bob Carpenter Center, Lums Pond State Park, Deer Park Tavern, University Museums at the University of Delaware.

2.1 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Basketball, Sport
Bob Carpenter Center, Newark
53 min walk • Bob Carpenter Center is a 5,100-seat multi-purpose arena, in Newark, Delaware, named in honor of benefactor and trustee, R. R. M. Carpenter Jr.
5.4 miS
Locality
Lums Pond State Park
139 min walk • Lums Pond State Park is a 1,790-acre Delaware state park near Bear, New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park surrounds Lums Pond, an impoundment built by the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on St. Georges Creek.
3.6 miN
Nightlife, Restaurant
Deer Park Tavern, Newark
92 min walk • Deer Park Tavern is a historic hotel located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1851 on the land where the remains of the burned down St. Patrick's Inn had resided since 1747. It is a 3+1⁄2-story "U"-plan building with nine bays at the south front facade.
3.3 miN
Museum, Natural history museum, Art museum
University Museums at the University of Delaware, Newark
85 min walk • The University Museums at the University of Delaware is the collective name for the University of Delaware's collections of American art, minerals, and Pre-Columbian ceramics.
3.3 miN
Memorial, Georgian architecture
Memorial Hall, Newark
85 min walk • Memorial Hall, originally known as Memorial Library, is a historic building on the University of Delaware campus in Newark, Delaware. Formerly housing the university's library, it also serves as a memorial to the Delawareans who died in World War I.
3.5 miN
Church
Old First Presbyterian Church, Newark
91 min walk • Old First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was begun in 1868, dedicated in 1872, and is one story rectangular stone structure with a two bay facade and a tower.
1.6 miNE
39°38'26"N • 75°43'49"W
Pencader Heritage Museum, Newark
41 min walk • Museum, History museum
3.8 miSW
39°35'51"N • 75°48'50"W
Elkton Golf & Batting Center, Elkton
97 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Golf
1.3 miN
Church
Welsh Tract Baptist Church, Newark
34 min walk • Welsh Tract Old School Baptist Church is a historic Primitive Baptist church, located on Welsh Tract Road in Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built by Welsh settlers in 1746 and is a simple rectangular brick building with a wood-shingled jerkinhead roof.
3.6 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Newark Opera House, Newark
92 min walk • Newark Opera House is a historic commercial building and opera house located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1885 and is a four-story rectangular building with six bays at the north front facade.
1.3 miNE
Bridge
Cooch's Bridge, Newark
34 min walk • Cooch's Bridge is a historic district located at Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, Delaware, and is the site of the 1777 Battle of Cooch's Bridge. While there are several modern bridges near the site of the battle, the original bridge was in poor shape in 1777, and did not survive the American Revolution.