Baynard Boulevard Historic District

Historic district in Delaware, United States

United States historic place


Baynard Boulevard Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

House in the Baynard Boulevard Historic District, March 2010
39°45′29″N 75°32′40″W / 39.758143°N 75.544323°W / 39.758143; -75.544323
Area	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built	1893
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	79000631^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 26, 1979

The Baynard Boulevard Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 77 contributing buildings with examples of Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Queen Anne architecture. The area developed after being laid out in 1893, and is a prime example of a turn-of-the-20th-century American suburb, or "streetcar suburb." The dwellings date between 1895 and 1930. The district is predominantly residential. Also located in the district is the McCabe United Methodist Church, Beth Shalom Synagogue, Hanover Presbyterian Church, and No. 30 School.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

1908 Baynard Blvd.
2105 Baynard Blvd.
No. 30 School
2401 Baynard Blvd.

Education

It is in the Red Clay Consolidated School District.^[3] It is zoned to Evan G. Shortlidge Academy (Kindergarten-Grade 2),^[4] Emalea P. Warner Elementary School (grades 2–5),^[5] Skyline Middle School (6–8),^[6] and John Dickinson School (9–12).^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Jean Athan (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Baynard Boulevard Historic District". and Accompanying 32 photos
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 18, 2021. - Compare to school boundary maps.
^ "Shortlidge_Warner_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ "Warner_Shortlidge_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ "Skyline_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ "Dickinson_City_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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Wilmington, Delaware

Areas

Historic districts	Baynard Boulevard Brandywine Village Church Street Cool Spring Park Delaware Ave Shipley Run Wawaset Park West 9th Street Commercial

Education

Brandywine SD
Christina SD
Colonial SD
Red Clay Consolidated SD
- Cab Calloway School of the Arts
NCCVTSD
- Howard HS of Tech
Charter of Wilmington

Padua Acad
St. Elizabeth HS
Salesianum Sch
Serviam Girls Acad
Tower Hill Sch
Ursuline Acad

Closed	Delaware College of Art and Design P. S. Dupont HS Wilmington HS Charles B. Lore ES St. Mary's

Transportation

Wilmington station
Wilmington Airport (near Wilmington)

Landmarks

Bancroft Mills
Brandywine Park
- Brandywine Zoo
Delaware Art Museum
Daniel S. Frawley Stadium
Grand Opera House
Old Town Hall
Howard R. Young Correctional Institution

NRHP sites	Fort Christina St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)

History

This list is incomplete. This template only lists high schools actually in the Wilmington city limits and not places which have "Wilmington, DE" addresses but are not in the city limits.

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