Public School No. 29, Hockessin

Name: Public School No. 29
Address: Hockessin, United States

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Public School No. 29, also known as Lamborn Library, is a historic school building located at Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1870 as a one-room school; a second floor and classroom was added about 1890. is a two-story, brick building on a stone foundation with basement. It has a gable roof and features fish-scale shingles and Stick style detailing on the gable ends. It was occupied by a school until 1932, after which it was used as a library and community center. The library moved to a new building in 1994. ()

Built: 1870 (154 years ago)Coordinates: 39°47'21"N, 75°42'2"W

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Hockessin United States

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Public School No. 29 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mt. Cuba Center, Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Wooddale Bridge.

2.8 miE
Outdoor activities, Garden, Botanical garden
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin
71 min walk • Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit botanical garden located in Hockessin, Delaware, near Wilmington, in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont.
2.2 miE
Bridge
Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin
58 min walk • Ashland Covered Bridge, also known as Ashland Bridge or Barley Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge over Red Clay Creek on Barley Mill Road in Ashland in New Castle County, Delaware.
0.6 miNE
Church
Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Hockessin
15 min walk • Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house and national historic district located at 1501 Old Wilmington Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. The meeting house was built in 1738.
3.7 miSE
Historical place, Bridge
Wooddale Bridge, Wilmington
96 min walk • Wooddale Bridge is a covered bridge over Red Clay Creek at Wooddale in New Castle County, Delaware. It is one of three covered bridges in the state of Delaware along with the very similar Ashland Covered Bridge and the Smith Bridge.
1.8 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Park
Auburn Heights Preserve, Hockessin
45 min walk • Auburn Valley State Park is a state park, located in Yorklyn, Delaware, United States. The park, which is around 360 acres, preserves the former home and estate of the Marshall family as well as portions of the family's former mills alongside the Red Clay Creek and additional land purchased by the state.
3.9 miN
Church
St. Patrick Church, Kennett Square
100 min walk • St. Patrick Church is a Catholic church located at 212 Meredith Street in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Named in honor of Saint Patrick, it is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It was founded December 1869.
3.6 miE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory, Centerville
92 min walk • Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory is located at 1610 Hillside Mill Road, Greenville, Delaware, United States. This observatory is home to a 0.6-meter telescope used by the Delaware Astronomical Society, the University of Delaware, and the Whole Earth Telescope. Associated with the Observatory is the Mt.
4.5 miNE
Golf, Tudor Revival architecture
Owl's Nest Country Place, Centerville
114 min walk • The Greenville Country Club, formerly known as the Owl's Nest Country Place, is a country club at 201 Owl's Nest Road in Greenville, Delaware. The 18-acre property was developed in 1915 by Eugene du Pont, Jr. son of Eugene du Pont, as a country estate.
0.7 miE
Temple
Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin
18 min walk • The Hindu Temple of Delaware is a Hindu temple in Hockessin, Delaware. Inaugurated in 2002, it is the first Hindu temple constructed in Delaware. According to The News Journal, the temple has become "a social and cultural gathering place" for Indian Americans in New Castle County.
3.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Kennett Square Historic District, Kennett Square
98 min walk • Kennett Square Historic District is a national historic district located in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 507 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kennett Square.
4 miN
Library
Bayard Taylor Memorial Library, Kennett Square
103 min walk • The Bayard Taylor Memorial Library is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania and is part of the Chester County Library System. The library was dedicated on Sept. 24, 1896, named in honor of Bayard Taylor, and opened to the public on Sept. 28 with a few periodicals and empty shelves.