Rodney Square

Rodney Square is the public square in downtown Wilmington, Delaware named after American Revolutionary leader Caesar Rodney. A large statue of Rodney by James E. Kelly stands in the front of the square. The square was created in the early 20th century by John Jacob Raskob who worked for Pierre S. du Pont.^[1] The City Beautiful movement served as the inspiration for the effort.^[2]

Events

The eight blocks surrounding the square contain a number of downtown buildings:

Name	Built	Architect	Style	Current Use
American Life Building	1971	I.M. Pei	Brutalist	Multi-tenant office
MBNA Bracebridge I	1995			BofA credit card headquarters
Delaware Trust Building	1930	Dennison & Hirons	Classical Revival	Condos and restaurants
DuPont Building	1908			DuPont headquarters
First & Central Church				Presbyterian Church USA
Public Building	1916	Henry Hornbostel	Classical Revival	Vacant but protected
Wilmington Mansion	1860s			Wilmington Club
Wilmington Post Office	1937	Associated Federal Architects	Classical	Wilmington Trust headquarters
Wilmington Public Library	1922	Edward Lippincott Tilton	Beaux-Arts	Library

Rodney Square serves as a major hub for public transit with the following connections:

DART First State bus lines: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19/30, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 54, 55
DART First State trolley: 32