Restoration work completed at Old Sussex County Court House
$307,000 project included both exterior restoration and interior refurbishment of the building’s first and second floors.
Save the date!—historic preservation symposium on June 26, 2019
Day-long activities to be held at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover.
Small Grants available from Delaware Preservation Fund
Program supports preservation activities at historic properties and districts. Deadline: Dec. 16, 2016.
Small Grants available from Delaware Preservation Fund
Program supports preservation activities at historic properties. Deadline: Dec. 14, 2018.
South African Winery Rekindles Historic 18th Century Connection to Delaware
Bottle fragments from Lewes, Del.’s Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck traced to the venerable wine estate.
St. Paul AME Church in Harrington added to the National Register of Historic Places
Church has served Harrington’s Black community since 1895.
State fiscal year 2017 review: Delaware properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places
By Madeline Dunn, Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs’ historian and National Register of Historic Places coordinator
State of Delaware to acquire historic property at Cooch’s Bridge, the site of the state’s only Revolutionary War battle
Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to administer the home and surrounding property at the heart of the site.
State Review Board for Historic Preservation recommends nominations for the National Register; honors retirees and welcomes new members
The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation held its annual spring meeting at The Old State House in Dover on April 9, 2014.
Steven M. Pulinka joins Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation
Former director of the Historic Houses of Odessa brings extensive preservation-experience to the board.
Successful National Register research workshop held on July 26, 2017
Workshop designed to increase support for historic preservation, and to provide historical-research training for property owners
Sussex County boasts new listing in the National Register of Historic Places
One-teacher school in Millsboro was built in 1897.
The Life and Love of Ethel Canby Peets
Written by Amanda Svehla When I began my internship with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, I was not quite sure what to expect. Certainly, I knew that I would be handling objects, but I was not prepared for the intimate journey I was about to embark on through personal research. I walked […]
The value of volunteering in historic preservation
Articles demonstrate the value that volunteers have brought to historic preservation efforts across the nation.
Theme of 2016 Dover Days Festival is historic preservation
Division will be offering several programs including those celebrating the 1976 restoration of The Old State House.
Traditional building conference to take place at Winterthur Museum on April 10 and 11, 2019
Two-day interactive symposium will feature best-in-class experts and practitioners.