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The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has an open archaeologist position for qualified, passionate candidates. Archaeologists with SHPO assist the public and other organizations to protect Delaware’s archaeological resources. See […]

Architecture professionals visit New Castle Court House, John Dickinson Plantation This spring, for the first time since 1984, the Vernacular Architecture Forum hosted its annual conference in Delaware, bringing hundreds […]

Video created in celebration of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

The Vincelette Futuro House was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places in late 2023.

Welcome to the official blog of Delaware’s Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs. This inaugural post is a special milestone in the division’s current “Point and Click” initiative, which aims […]

American Vulcanized Fibre Company was the oldest-known, consolidated-commercial, manufacturer of vulcanized fibre in the world.

Wilmington’s Compton Park Apartments, built as part of an urban renewal project in the 1960s, are now officially in the National Register.

Redesigned gardens at the governor’s Dover residence accomplished through a public/private partnership between the state of Delaware and the non-profit Friends of Woodburn.

Learn more about historical preservation in the First State in this Q&A with Delaware’s Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer.