Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Delaware Chemical Engineering Company

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019

1. Delaware Chemical Engineering Company Marker

Inscription. Francis Irénée du Pont (1873-1942) began developing this site as an experimental laboratory for his newly-created Delaware Chemical Engineering Company in 1915. Du Pont used the lab to continue his research with smokeless gunpowder and other projects. Prior to 1915, he had served as a du Pont Company Vice President and first director of the DuPont Experimental Station. This Mission Revival style structure was designed by Philadelphia architect Robeson Lea Perot and constructed by the A.S. Reed and Brother Company of Wilmington. The Harper-Thiel Electroplating Company purchased the property in 1946 and operated it through 2000.

Erected 2019 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-242.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 39° 45.965′ N, 75° 32.249′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on Miller Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3101 Miller Road, Wilmington DE 19802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Salesianum School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Shiloh Baptist Church (approx. ¾ mile away);

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Riverview Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wilmington Friends School (approx. 0.8 miles away); One Love Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Blue Ball Milk House (approx. 0.8 miles away); The stones of these piers… (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019

2. Delaware Chemical Engineering Company Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2019

3. Delaware Chemical Engineering Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.