Fell Historic District, Wilmington

Name: Fell Historic District
Address: Wilmington, United States

#111 among attractions in Wilmington

Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture, Romanesque revival architecture

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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; a Romanesque Revival stone carriage house; a Carpenter Gothic frame gatehouse; two frame tenant houses, one of which was built in a "Swiss Chalet" style; a stone barn and a stuccoed stone miller's residence; and a stone Georgian Revival dwelling dating from 1925. ()

Coordinates: 39°44'56"N, 75°38'16"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Greenbank Historic Area, Wooddale Bridge, St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Justis–Jones House.

0.7 miSE
Museum, Farm
Greenbank Historic Area, Wilmington
17 min walk • Greenbank Historic Area is a historic grist mill located at Marshallton, New Castle County, Delaware. The property includes the Greenbank Mill, Robert Philips House, and the W. G. Philips House. The mill was built in 1790 and expanded in 1812. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂ story, frame structure with a stone wing. The mill measures 50 feet by 39 feet.
1.2 miN
Historical place, Bridge
Wooddale Bridge, Wilmington
31 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.
0.7 miE
Church
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Wilmington
19 min walk • 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...
0.4 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Justis–Jones House, Wilmington
11 min walk • 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fell Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Justis–Jones House, Wilmington (11 min walk), Greenbank Historic Area, Wilmington (17 min walk), St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Wilmington (19 min walk).

Fell Historic District, Wilmington

Facts and practical information

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

Greenbank Historic Area, Wilmington

Wooddale Bridge, Wilmington

St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Wilmington

Justis–Jones House, Wilmington

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fell Historic District?