Highlands in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kentmere Parkway
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, November 7, 2008
1. Kentmere Parkway Marker
Inscription.
Kentmere Parkway. . This 14.7-acre strip of land, connecting Rockford Park and Grove with Brandywine Park, was designed by famed American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead. The land was donated by two Wilmington businessmen, William M. Fields and William Poole Bancroft, the latter known as the father of the Wilmington park system. Olmstead's design was based on Fields' research of parkways in other eastern cities he visited. He concluded that the right-of-way should be 150 feet wide, with buildings set back 25 feet on either side. Kentmere Parkway was completed to Fields' specifications in 1891.
This 14.7-acre strip of land, connecting Rockford Park and Grove with Brandywine Park, was designed by famed American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead. The land was donated by two Wilmington businessmen, William M. Fields and William Poole Bancroft, the latter known as the father of the Wilmington park system. Olmstead's design was based on Fields' research of parkways in other eastern cities he visited. He concluded that the right-of-way should be 150 feet wide, with buildings set back 25 feet on either side. Kentmere Parkway was completed to Fields' specifications in 1891.
Erected 2000 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-109.)
Location. 39° 45.753′ N, 75° 33.747′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Highlands. Marker is at the intersection of Kentmere Parkway and N. Union Street on Kentmere Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19806, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
