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

Newark Union Church and Cemetery

Photographed By Alayna DeMarco, January 26, 2021

1. Newark Union Church and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Newark Union Church was built in 1845 near the site of a 1704 poplar log Quaker meetinghouse and burial ground. The church was originally a one-room, two-story fieldstone structure built by Lewis Zebley and Joseph Sharpley for $800. Renovations in 1906 transformed the building into a late Gothic Revival style church with stuccoed exterior and lancet windows. Valentine Hollingsworth donated land for the cemetery in 1687. It contains over 900 burials, including veterans dating back to the Revolutionary War, and unmarked graves from Quaker settlements. Newark Union Church and Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

Erected 2020 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-255.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1687.

Location. 39° 47.162′ N, 75° 30.809′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Carrcroft. Marker can be reached from Newark Union Road, 0.1 miles north of Baynard Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 Newark Union Rd, Wilmington DE 19803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gardener's Cottage (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Lodge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kitchen Garden (approx. one mile away); Gardens and Landscape (approx. one mile away); Ha-Ha (approx. one mile away); Rockwood (approx. one mile away); Edward's Playhouse (approx. one mile away); Conservatory (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding Newark Union Church and Cemetery. From 1845 to the 1890s, Newark Union Church was a Quaker Meetinghouse. Afterwards it became a Methodist church until the 1950s when the congregation left to form Aldergate Church. From then until 1970, Newark Union Church was a non-denominational church. Afterwards, it was abandoned. It is currently being restored.

Additional keywords. Methodist, Non-denominational

Newark Union Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Alayna DeMarco, October 17, 2020

2. Newark Union Cemetery

The large headstone on the right is the grave of Valentine Hollingsworth. He died on October 13, 1710, but his headstone was erected in 1935.

Newark Union Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Alayna DeMarco, October 17, 2020

3. Newark Union Church

Newark Union Church in its current late Gothic Revival Style. The vestibule is the current entrance on the east side of the building. Before 1906, the entrance was a simple door on the south side of the building.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2022, by Alayna DeMarco of Wilmington, Delaware. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2022, by Alayna DeMarco of Wilmington, Delaware. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.