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

Elliott Hall

26 East Main Street

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

1. Elliott Hall Marker

Inscription. Elliott Hall
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 39° 40.983′ N, 75° 45.126′ 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: 26 East Main Street, 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: George Abram Harter (1853-1943) (within shouting distance of this marker); Alumni Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Harry Fletcher Brown (1867-1944) (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Jastak-Burgess Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); University of Delaware Alumni Association (about 300 feet away); Hugh Rodney Sharp (1880-1968) (about 300 feet away); Warner & Taylor Awards (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newark.

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

Elliott Hall, one of the oldest buildings in Newark, and the oldest dated one, was built during the American Revolution by Alexander McBeath. On September 3, 1777, the British and American forces clashed at Cooch's Bridge; five days later, the British marched through Newark, where workmen were putting the roof on McBeath's house. Three years earlier, in 1774, the land on which the house was built had been given by Morgan Edwards to
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 15, 2019

2. Elliott Hall
the Newark Academy. Edwards, the historian of the Baptist denomination in the middle states, is said to have been the only Baptist minister in the colonies who remained loyal to the Crown.

(Submitted on April 23, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Additional plaque on the building image. Click for full size.

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

3. Additional plaque on the building

Elliott
Hall
Erected before 1775

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on August 15, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.