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

Alumni Hall

24 East Main Street

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 15, 2019

1. Alumni Hall Marker [Left plaque]

Inscription.
[Left plaque] Alumni Hall
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places

[Right plaque] Alumni
Hall
Erected before 1810

Erected by University of Delaware.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 39° 40.988′ N, 75° 45.171′ W. Marker is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Delaware Route 273) and The Green, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 East Main Street, Newark DE 19716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and 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

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry Fletcher Brown (1867-1944) (within shouting distance of this marker); Jastak-Burgess Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); University of Delaware Alumni Association (within shouting distance of this marker); George Abram Harter (1853-1943) (within shouting distance of this marker); Recitation Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Elliott Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Diamonds Walkway (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Diamonds Walkway (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Old College Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Alumni Hall was built in 1809 by Dr. Palmer Chamberlain, who lived there until his death in 1867. His widow continued
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 15, 2019

2. Alumni Hall Marker [Right plaque]
to live there, and to endure the pranks of the Delaware College students next door. Joseph Cleaver, a student in 1854, noted in his diary that Mrs. Chamberlain's shoat fell into the college well. "Her experience being what it has been, she smells the handiwork of College boys and wants us all flogged on the principle that if everyone is punished you will not missed the guilty one."

(Submitted on April 22, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 15, 2019

3. Alumni Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on July 12, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.