PUBLIC NOTICE: Proposed amendments to the regulations governing the Delaware Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
The deadline for submission of comments is Oct. 31, 2019.
State Historic Preservation Office announces Delaware’s newest listings in the National Register of Historic Places
New listings include the Downtown Harrington Historic District, the Richard Allen School and the Taylor’s Bridge School.
Historic preservation symposium addresses timely issues
Event explored disaster preparedness and issues regarding elevating historic properties in flood-prone areas, as well as strategies for writing successful nominations to the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic preservation symposium to take place on June 26, 2019
Sessions will explore disaster preparedness, issues regarding elevating historic properties in flood-prone areas and National Register nominations.
Delaware State Review Board for Historic Preservation meeting to take place on April 17, 2019
Meeting will include review of the amended nomination of Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places.
Indian River Life Saving Station
In 1872 Congress established the Life-Saving Service, and the plans for the structure were drawn two years later by the federal government. The station at Indian River was not the only building to be constructed under the plan; four stations were in operation by 1882. Originally the station was located beyond the dunes on the […]
National Register of Historic Places
The Delaware State Review Board National Register of Historic Places GIS: Searching for Historic Places on the Register National Historic Landmarks in Delaware
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
About Agency
The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs is an agency of the State of Delaware, organized as a division within the Department of State. Funding for the division’s museums, programs and services is provided by annual appropriations from the Delaware General Assembly and grants from the National Park Service, a federal agency. Frequently Asked Questions […]
Federal fiscal year 2018 review: Three 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
