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

511 North West Street

 
 
511 North West Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2023
1. 511 North West Street Marker
Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
 
Location. 39° 44.565′ N, 75° 33.218′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Quaker Hill. It is on North West Street north of West 5th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 511 N West St, Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: 513 North West Street (a few steps from this marker); 505 West Street (a few steps from this marker); 517 North West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 521 West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 307 West 5th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 305 West 5th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 405 West Sixth Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 406 West Sixth Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
 
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 Quaker Hill Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
511 West Street - Late-19th-century, 3-story brick dwelling; corbelled brick cornice and oriel window with bracketed cornice.
(Submitted on April 23, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.) 
 
511 North West Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 10, 2023
2. 511 North West Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 28, 2026