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The New Castle Historical Society's decorative arts and archival collections on display in the Dutch House and the Amstel House span over 300 years of local and national history. The furniture, ceramics, textiles, watercolors, photographs, silver collection, books, manuscripts, documents, and newspapers of early colonial life are preserved in these houses. The archival collection contains over 1,000 photographs of the town and waterfront in the 19th and 20th centuries. For information about the Historical Society visit www.newcastlehistory.org or call 302-322-2794.
The Dutch House is the oldest house in New Castle (1690-1700), and is a charming middle class home of the early colonial period. Its colonial Dutch furnishings include a massive kas (a cupboard) and Queen Anne yoke back, duck foot side chairs in old paint stamped "Coutant" and the Delft ceramics that reflect the town's early Dutch period. 32 East Third Street. 302-322-2794.
The Amstel House is an early Georgian residence that reflects the refinement and style of the early 1700s. The unique five bay, gable-end facade was built by Dr. John Finney in the 1730s. The Amstel House Garden has a Renaissance-era pilaster, originally from London Bridge, topped with a 1789 English sundial. The public and private Gardens and Battery Park are havens from a slower relaxing life of our ancestors. 2 East Fourth Street. 302-322-2794.
The Old Library Museum is an 1892 hexagonal brick structure. Sunlight radiates from the soaring skylight and draws the eye to the extensive, breathtaking original interior woodwork. The Stitchery Exhibit, the Artifacts of Childhood Exhibit, and the Passing on the Story: African-Americans in New Castle Exhibit reflect colonial life. 40 East Third Street. 302-322-2794.
Old New Castle Court House is one of the oldest surviving courthouses in the United States. The original 1732 court house was built over the remains of Delaware's first court house of 1689. The Court House was the statehouse and meeting place of Delaware's colonial and first State Assembly from 1732 to 1777 when New Castle was Delaware's capital. Significant events took place at the Court House involving slavery, abolition, and the Underground Railroad. 210 Delaware Street
The George Read II House was built in 1801 and the Garden was designed in 1847. This Federal style house was owned by George Read II, the son of a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. This early 19th century house has 14,000 square feet, 22 rooms, and a one and a half acre garden. Be sure to visit Gabrielle Vicari, who just got an internship there.
New Castle Frenchtown Railroad was constructed in 1832. Steam locomotive "Delaware" pulled the train that operated in the pre-Civil War period. This railroad was an important connecting link between the north and south. Located in Battery Park.
Immanuel Episcopal Church was founded in 1689 and built in 1703. Tombstones line the sanctuary. Tombstones in adjoining graveyard date from 1707. New Castle Presbyterian Church was built in 1707. The first congregation was Dutch. Located on The Green.
New Castle Presbyterian Church was built in 1707 and restored in the 1950s. Located on East 2nd Street.
New Castle United Methodist Church began as a small brick chapel in 1820. The present church was built in 1863. Located on Delaware Street betwen 5th and 6th Streets.
Booth House was built in 1730. The Arsenal on the Green, Immanuel Parish House, also known as the Thomas House, Alexander Home also known as the Sloopes House, and the Old Academy Building are other historical buildings in New Castle.
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