Buena Vista, New Castle

Name: Buena Vista
Address: 661 S Dupont Hwy, New Castle, United States

#10 among attractions in New Castle

Greek Revival architecture

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Buena Vista is a historic home located at New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1845 and 1847, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a service wing and a long wing designed by architect R. Brognard Okie containing a long hall and library. It features a full width verandah supported by Doric order columns. It was the home of U.S. Senator and Secretary of State John M. Clayton and U.S. Senator and Delaware Governor C. Douglass Buck, who donated it to the State of Delaware. It is operated as the Buena Vista Conference Center by the State of Delaware. ()

Built: 1845 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 39°38'4"N, 75°38'24"W

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661 S Dupont HwyNew Castle United States

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Buena Vista – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christiana Mall, Fort Delaware, New Castle Court House Museum, Lums Pond State Park.

3.1 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Christiana Mall, Newark
80 min walk • The Christiana Mall is a super-regional shopping mall located between the cities of Newark and Wilmington, Delaware, United States.
4.6 miSE
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island
118 min walk • Fort Delaware is a former harbor defense facility, designed by chief engineer Joseph Gilbert Totten and located on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River. During the American Civil War, the Union used Fort Delaware as a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, political prisoners, federal convicts, and privateer officers.
4.4 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
New Castle Court House Museum, New Castle
113 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.
6.8 miSW
Locality
Lums Pond State Park
174 min walk • Lums Pond State Park is a 1,790-acre Delaware state park near Bear, New Castle County, Delaware in the United States. The park surrounds Lums Pond, an impoundment built by the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on St. Georges Creek.
5 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Delaware Park Racetrack, Wilmington
129 min walk • Delaware Park is an American Thoroughbred horse racing track, casino, and golf course in Stanton, Delaware. It is located just outside the city of Wilmington, and about 30 miles from Philadelphia.
4.7 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Hale-Byrnes House, Newark
119 min walk • The Hale-Byrnes House is a historic home located at 606 Stanton-Christiana Road, Stanton, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1750, and is a two-story, five bay brick dwelling. The house was built by Samuel Hale, who sold it to Daniel Byrnes in 1754.
4.4 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Amstel House, New Castle
112 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.
4.5 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green, New Castle
115 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.
4.5 miNE
Church
New Castle Presbyterian Church, New Castle
114 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.
4.5 miNE
Park
First State National Historical Park, New Castle
115 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.
4.4 miNE
Playground, Park, River
Battery Park, New Castle
111 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.