Rockwood Estate Historic District receives update in the National Register listing
Updates to Wilmington’s historic Rockwood Museum and Park expand the understanding of its architectural and social importance in the mid-19th and early-20th centuries.
Saving the Past, Shaping the Future in 2023
Hundreds of area students recently got to experience the wonders of historical exploration first-hand.
Scott A.M.E. Zion Church listed in the National Register of Historic Places
The historic Scott A.M.E. Zion Church has officially been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Shades of Spring 2024 across First State historic sites
See the varied colors of recent native planting projects taking root at sites like Belmont Hall and the annual blossoming of tulips along the coast in Lewes as spring arrives at Delaware’s historic sites.
Sharing Stories: Public invited to explore new Plantation Stories Project website
A new website featuring 131 names shares the stories of the enslaved, indentured, freedom-seeking and free Black people who lived, worked and died at and near the John Dickinson Plantation.
Sheriff’s House rehabilitation to begin in 2022
The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs is pleased to share the announcement of a $5.4 million commitment from the National Park Service to rehabilitate the historic Sheriff’s House at First State National Historical Park.
Small Grants available from Delaware Preservation Fund
Program supports preservation activities at historic properties and districts. Deadline: Dec. 16, 2016.
St. Paul AME Church in Harrington added to the National Register of Historic Places
Church has served Harrington’s Black community since 1895.
Staff changes
James Scott promoted; Vicki Macklin and Don DeLoach join the agency
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.
State Review Board for Historic Preservation to meet Aug. 23
The State Review Board for Historic Preservation will host a summer meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23.
State Review Board to meet Jan. 17
The Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation will meet at the Center for Material Culture on Jan. 17.
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.
Successes reviewed; future plans discussed at division all-staff meeting on Oct. 15, 2018
Staff and volunteers recognized during the event.