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.
Supporters celebrate historic listing of Scott A.M.E. Zion Church
Supporters of the Scott African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church in Wilmington came together in May 2024 to celebrate the historic structure’s listing in the National Register of Historic Places. […]
Surveying the landscape of the ‘Delaware Wedge’
Imperfect land survey techniques of the 18th century created a tract of disputed land covering hundreds of acres that wasn’t federally recognized as Delaware’s until 1921.
Sussex Gardeners deck the halls of the Zwaanendael Museum
Holiday display through December 2016 features preserved flowers, fruit, evergreen branches and other plant material.
Sussex Gardeners make the holidays lively at Zwaanendael Museum
This recent holiday season, the Sussex Gardeners designed festive arrangements with live plants to decorate the Zwaanendael Museum.
Take a seaside vacation—and see where Delaware’s modern history began
Delaware’s Atlantic Ocean resorts offer a wide variety of historical attractions including Swanendael, the site of Delaware’s first European settlement.