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In 1913, the building was expanded into a "U" by adding wings along 10th and 11th streets, the DuPont Playhouse was added, and a portion of the original 1908 section was converted into the Hotel du Pont. [2] (Hotel du Pont is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. [3]) The ...
The DuPont Building on Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware. Heading south on Route 52 from Route 141, one enters Wilmington, Delaware, home to the headquarters of the DuPont Company. The most famous DuPont structure in Wilmington is the DuPont Building. The DuPont Building occupies the block bound by 10th, 11th, Orange and Market streets.
Map of the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, DE showing the major research buildings. The DuPont Experimental Station is the main research and development site of DuPont and Chemours, located along Delaware Route 141. The site map is shown in the Figure and the buildings are numbered.
The Experimental Station is located east from Hagley Museum and west-southwest from Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. The station serves as the primary research and development facility for DuPont. It is home to DuPont's Central Research and most other business units of DuPont are also represented on site. The Experimental Station is where ...
This is a list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware: [1]. For reasons of size, the listings in New Castle County are divided into three lists: those in Wilmington, other listings in northern New Castle County (north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal), and those in southern New Castle County (south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal).
From 1837 to 1865, it was the home of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, a member of the prominent Du Pont family. [2] Also located on the property are contributing gate houses, and an iron bridge (1877) that joined Louviers to the powder yards. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]
By April 1919, Pierre S. du Pont owned nearly all the shares of the turnpike company. [9] As a result of the acquisition of the road by du Pont, the toll gates were removed. [12] [13] DE 52 northbound past DE 2 in Wilmington. Following the acquisition of the turnpike company, du Pont began widening and resurfacing the road.
West 9th Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.It encompasses 28 contributing buildings in a commercial area of Wilmington developed in the early 20th century.