Bellevue State Park

#2508 among destinations in the United States

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Bellevue State Park is a 328-acre Delaware state park in the suburbs of Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park is named for Bellevue Hall, the former mansion of William du Pont Jr. Many of the facilities at the park were built by du Pont. Bellevue State Park overlooks the Delaware River and is open for year-round recreation, daily, from 8 a.m. until sunset. The Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is located in Bellevue State Park; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Cauffiel House is a historic home in the park near Stoney Creek. ()

Established: 1976 (48 years ago)Coordinates: 39°46'45"N, 75°29'45"W

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DelawareUnited States

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Bellevue State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: F. W. Woolworth Building, Alapocas Run State Park, Rockwood, Grand Opera House.

3.7 miSW
Shopping, Department store, Art Deco architecture
F. W. Woolworth Building, Wilmington
95 min walk • The F. W. Woolworth Company Building is a historic department store building located in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.
2.6 miW
Park, State park
Alapocas Run State Park, Wilmington
68 min walk • Alapocas Run State Park is a state park, located in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, along the Brandywine Creek and its Alapocas Run tributary. Open year-round, it is 415 acres in area.
1.4 miW
Museum, Gothic Revival architecture, History museum
Rockwood, Wilmington
36 min walk • Rockwood is an English-style country estate and museum located in Wilmington, Delaware. Built between 1851 and 1854 by banker Joseph Shipley, Rockwood is an excellent example of Rural Gothic Revival Architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
3.7 miSW
Opera, Theater, Architecture
Grand Opera House, Wilmington
95 min walk • The Grand Opera House, also known as The Grand or Masonic Hall and Grand Theater, is a 1,208-seat theater for the performing arts in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The four-story building was built in 1871 by the Delaware Grand Lodge of Masons to serve as a Masonic Temple and auditorium. The construction cost was $100,000.
3.8 miSW
Shopping, Department store, Beaux-Arts architecture
Henry Townsend Building, Wilmington
97 min walk • Henry Townsend Building is a historic commercial/residential building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1913–1914, and is a four-story, five bay commercial apartment building with a rectangular plan built of wall bearing brick construction.
~1640 ftSE
Church, Queen Anne architecture
Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage, Wilmington
8 min walk • Mount Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage is a historic Methodist Episcopal church and parsonage located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1838, and is a one-story, stuccoed stone structure with a gable roof.
3.7 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Entertainment
Delaware Children's Theatre, Wilmington
95 min walk • The Delaware Children's Theatre is a community theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The theatre company occupies the historic New Century Club building.
2.8 miNE
Museum
Claymont Stone School, Claymont
72 min walk • The Claymont Stone School, also known as Naaman's Creek School #1, is a historic schoolhouse built in 1805, on land donated by Founding Father John Dickinson, in Claymont, Delaware, on the Philadelphia Pike just south of the Darley House.
2.8 miNE
Museum
Darley House, Claymont
73 min walk • The Darley House, located in Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, at 3701 Philadelphia Pike, at the intersection of Philadelphia Pike and Darley Road, is the former home of world-renowned illustrator Felix Octavius Carr Darley.
2.7 miNE
Universities and schools
Archmere Academy, Claymont
69 min walk • Archmere Academy is a private Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in Claymont, Delaware, United States. A total of 514 students were enrolled for the 2020–21 academic year.
2.3 miSW
Cemetery
Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington
59 min walk • Riverview Cemetery is a historic cemetery on North Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware. The cemetery consists of two sections, on either side of North Market Street.