Montchanin Historic District, Centerville

Name: Montchanin Historic District
Address: Centerville, United States

#24 among attractions in Centerville

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Montchanin Historic District is a national historic district located at Montchanin, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 19 contributing buildings centered on the triangular area which was the original village of Montchanin. Notable buildings include the frame, stick-style railroad station, stuccoed stone schoolhouse, a stone bank barn, the blacksmith shop, and various cottages, dating from circa 1840 through the early-20th century. ()

Built: 1870 (154 years ago)Coordinates: 39°47'22"N, 75°35'17"W

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Centerville United States

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Montchanin Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Winterthur Museum, Hagley Museum and Library, Delaware Museum of Natural History, Mount Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church.

1.3 miNW
Historic estate with arts and gardens
Winterthur Museum, Centerville
34 min walk • Nestled in the scenic Brandywine Valley of Delaware, the Winterthur Museum is a cultural gem waiting to be discovered by visitors to the region. This premier museum of American decorative arts is situated in New Castle County, near the quaint town of Centerville,...
0.9 miSE
Museum, History museum
Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington
24 min walk • The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington.
1.3 miNW
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Delaware Museum of Natural History, Wilmington
34 min walk • The Delaware Museum of Nature & Science became the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science on January 1, 2022. The museum was founded in 1957 by John Eleuthere du Pont near Greenville, Delaware; it opened in 1972 on a site near Winterthur, Delaware. It is known for its extensive collections of seashells, birds, and bird eggs.
1.2 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, Wilmington
32 min walk • Mount Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at 850 Mount Lebanon Road in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1834, and is a stuccoed stone structure in a Late Gothic Revival style.
1.2 miS
Church
St. Joseph on the Brandywine, Centerville
31 min walk • St. Joseph on the Brandywine, originally Saint Joseph's Church until St. Joseph's Church- Wilmington was built in 1947, is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Greenville, New Castle County, Delaware, in the Diocese of Wilmington.
1.1 miSE
Museum
Henry Clay Factory, Centerville
30 min walk • The Hagley Museum and Library is a nonprofit educational institution in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington.
1.4 miSE
Museum
Nemours Mansion & Gardens, Centerville
37 min walk • The Nemours Estate is a 200-acre country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on four floors occupy nearly 47,000 sq ft.
1 miSE
Universities and schools
Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School, Wilmington
25 min walk • Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School, also known as Sunday School and Hagley Office, is a historic Sunday school building located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1817, and is a one-story, rectangular stone building.
0.9 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Louviers, Wilmington
23 min walk • Louviers, also known as Upper Louviers and Black Gates, was a historic home located at Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Rockland Historic District, Centerville
21 min walk • Rockland Historic District is a national historic district located at Rockland, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 6 contributing buildings in the hamlet of Rockland and associated with Rockland Mills.

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Which popular attractions are close to Montchanin Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Rockland Historic District, Centerville (21 min walk), Louviers, Wilmington (23 min walk), Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington (24 min walk).