Newark in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Visitors Center
196 South College Avenue
Visitors Center
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
Erected by University of Delaware.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the University of Delaware series lists.
Location. 39° 40.697′ N, 75° 45.222′ W. Marker is in Newark, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is on South College Avenue south of Kent Way, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 196 South College Avenue, Newark DE 19711, 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 also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mentors' Circle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Founder (about 300 feet away); Wings of Thought (about 300 feet away); Hugh Martin Morris (1878-1966) (about 400 feet away); University of Delaware (about 500 feet away); The Roselle Grove (about 500 feet away); The Magnolia Circle (about 500 feet away); Memorial Hall (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.
Regarding The Visitors Center.
this page online
Also see . . . Chambers House - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
The Chambers House, built by Gilbert W. Chambers in 1890, was constructed on what has become a central north-south axis in Newark. It was built during a period when the city's residential building development was moving off of and away from Main Street. In this case, home construction on South College Avenue was encouraged by the pleasing, previously undeveloped landscape of this area and by its convenient approximation to the Newark Passenger Station of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wilmington Railroad.(Submitted on April 23, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., August 12, 2020
3. The Visitors Center Marker
This is the building (210 S. College Avenue) noted in this entry as the current location of The Visitors Center, although the plaque remained at the previous location.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on August 13, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 13, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland.
