Stonum, New Castle

Name: Stonum
Address: 900 Washington Street, New Castle, United States

#11 among attractions in New Castle

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Stonum, also called Stoneham, is a historic house at 900 Washington Avenue in New Castle, Delaware. Its main section built about 1750, it was the country home of George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His advocacy enabled Delaware to become the first state ratifying the declaration. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973. It is the only building standing associated with this Founding Father. ()

Built: 1750 (274 years ago)Coordinates: 39°39'37"N, 75°34'35"W

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900 Washington StreetNew Castle United States

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Stonum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Castle Court House Museum, Amstel House, Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green, New Castle Presbyterian Church.

0.7 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
New Castle Court House Museum, New Castle
18 min walk • The New Castle Court House Museum is the center of a circle with a 12-mile radius that defines most of the border between the states of Delaware and Pennsylvania and parts of the borders between Delaware and New Jersey and Maryland.
0.6 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Amstel House, New Castle
16 min walk • Amstel House, also known as Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building in New Castle, Delaware, United States, built in the 1730s. The decline of New Castle in the 19th century meant that many owners of homes could no longer afford to make changes to them, which is why so many buildings were preserved.
0.7 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green, New Castle
19 min walk • Immanuel on the Green is an historic church in New Castle, Delaware, listed as a contributing property in the New Castle Historic District.
0.7 miE
Church
New Castle Presbyterian Church, New Castle
19 min walk • New Castle Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church congregation located in New Castle, Delaware which conducts worship services weekly within a historic meeting house, which was erected in 1707.
0.7 miNE
Park
First State National Historical Park, New Castle
17 min walk • First State National Historical Park is a National Park Service unit which lies primarily in the state of Delaware but which extends partly into Pennsylvania in Chadds Ford.
0.7 miE
Playground, Park, River
Battery Park, New Castle
18 min walk • Battery Park is a public park in New Castle, Delaware bordered by West 3rd Street, Delaware Street and the Delaware River. The Separation Day celebration commemorating the political division of Delaware from Pennsylvania is held here in mid-June annually.
0.8 miE
Museum, Historical place
George Read II House, New Castle
21 min walk • The Read House & Gardens is a historic house museum at 42 The Strand in New Castle, Delaware. The house, built in 1797-1804 for George Read, Jr. was the largest and most sophisticated residence in the state at the time, and is a significant early example of high-style Federal period architecture.
0.6 miE
39°39'36"N • 75°33'53"W
2nd ACT - Antiques, New Castle
16 min walk • Museum, Antiques, Shopping
~1910 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture
Lesley-Travers Mansion, New Castle
10 min walk • Lesley-Travers Mansion, also known as the Deemer House, Travers House, and Lesley House, is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Baltimore architects Thomas and James Dixon and built in 1855. It has a two-story, five bay, brick core with several appendages and wings.

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Nearby attractions include Lesley-Travers Mansion, New Castle (10 min walk), Amstel House, New Castle (16 min walk), 2nd ACT - Antiques, New Castle (16 min walk), First State National Historical Park, New Castle (17 min walk).