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Old College Historic District

Coordinates: 39°41′3″N 75°45′10″W / 39.68417°N 75.75278°W / 39.68417; -75.75278
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Old College Historic District
Old College, April 2010
Old College Historic District is located in Delaware
Old College Historic District
Old College Historic District is located in the United States
Old College Historic District
LocationMain and College Sts. on University of Delaware campus, Newark, Delaware
Coordinates39°41′3″N 75°45′10″W / 39.68417°N 75.75278°W / 39.68417; -75.75278
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1833
ArchitectFurness & Evans; Et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No.73000526[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1973

Old College Historic District is a national historic district located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It consists of six contributing buildings: Old College, Recitation Hall, Recitation Annex, Alumni Hall, Mechanical Hall, and Elliott House. These buildings formed the nucleus, and until the 20th century, the entire campus of Delaware College.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rosemary Troy; Graydon Wood; Vincent Rogers. Richard Schmidt & Edward Heite (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old College Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
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