Centreville, Delaware

Centreville Historic District
Odd Fellows Hall
Location Kenneth Pike and Owls Nest/Twaddell Mill Rd., Centreville, Delaware
Coordinates 39°49′16″N 75°37′0″W / 39.82111°N 75.61667°WCoordinates: 39°49′16″N 75°37′0″W / 39.82111°N 75.61667°W
Area 15.5 acres (6.3 ha)
Architectural style Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Governing body Local
MPS Centreville MRA
NRHP Reference #

83001338

[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1983

Centreville is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Centreville is now known primarily for being the location of Du Pont family estates, as well as several other wealthy business families from nearby Wilmington, and the home of Governor Jack Markell.

The village developed along the Kennett and Wilmington Pike which was chartered by the Delaware Legislature in 1811. The road, now known as Delaware Route 52 or the Kennett Pike, is part of the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway.[2] A group of fifteen houses, most of the village, was listed as the Centreville Historic District by the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. About the same time, three other properties near the village, the Joseph Chandler House, the Carpenter-Lippincott House, and Mt. Airy School No. 27, were separately listed by the NRHP. The Centre Meeting and Schoolhouse had been listed in 1971.[1]

The hamlet of Fairville, Pennsylvania, about three miles north on Kennett Pike (Pennsylvania Route 52) developed about the same time as Centreville, and is also listed on the National Register.

Geography

Centreville is located at 39°48′43″N 75°37′23″W / 39.81194°N 75.62306°W (39.8119000, -75.6230000)[3] on the Pennsylvania state line, 5 mi/8 km NNW of Wilmington.

Elev. 387 ft/118 m.

Area Attractions

Entrance to the Joseph Chandler House on Chandler Lane in Centreville

Brandywine Creek State Park is located just to the SE of the village center. Delaware Museum of Natural History and the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate in Winterthur, Delaware are located just to the south of Centreville, on Delaware State Highway 52.

Education

Centreville is home to Layton Preparatory School. Centreville Layton School

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Centreville, Delaware

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