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Saint George's Hundred in Middletown in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Forest Presbyterian Church

44 West Main Street

 
 
Forest Presbyterian Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2021
1. Forest Presbyterian Church Marker
Inscription.
Forest Presbyterian
Church
44 West Main Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior
1850

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureReligion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
 
Location. 39° 26.967′ N, 75° 43.106′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Saint George's Hundred. It is on West Main Street (Delaware Route 299) just east of North Cass Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 44 W Main St, Middletown DE 19709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Delaware’s Southern New Castle County, 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
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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: Historical Pictures from Around Downtown (within shouting distance of this marker); A Brief History of Middletown (within shouting distance of this marker); The Middletown Transcript (within shouting distance of this marker); Witherspoon Tavern (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 123 West Main St. (about 400 feet away); School Bell (about 400 feet away); Middletown (about 400 feet away); Middletown World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.
 
Also see . . .  Forest Presbyterian Church - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Forest Presbyterian Church is included in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Middletown Delaware Historic District.
West Main Street (Forest Presbyterian Church) - 1851, 2-story, brick ecclesiastical structure; 2-story brick facade tower-with belfry; gable end faces street; arched,
Forest Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2021
2. Forest Presbyterian Church
stained-glass, leaded fenestration....The Forest Presbyterian Church is a notable structure in this streetscape. The brick church was built in 1851 and the town clock, currently a town landmark, was installed on its tower in 1906.
(Submitted on November 3, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 14, 2026