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

407 West 6th Street

— Quaker Hill Historic District —

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2023

1. 407 West 6th Street Marker

Quaker Hill historic District
National register of Historic Places Nomination Form:
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Inscription. This property
407 West 6th Street
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: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.

Location. 39° 44.609′ N, 75° 33.236′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Quaker Hill. It is on West 6th Street east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 W 6th 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: 405 West Sixth Street (a few steps from this marker); 406 West Sixth Street (a few steps from this marker); 521 West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 517 North West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 513 North West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 511 North West Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); 505 West Street (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Regarding 407 West 6th Street. An architectural description of the house:
407 W. 6th Street - Late-19th-century, 3-story brick row house; scroll-bracketed cornice; bay window with bracket course and elliptical molding on frieze; segmentally-arched windows with fielded panels; Greek-Revival doorway with horizontal panels and fanlight.

Also see . . . Quaker Hill Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

407 W. 6th Street - Late-19th-century, 3-story brick row house; scroll-bracketed cornice; bay window with bracket course and elliptical
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2023

2. 407 West 6th Street
molding on frieze; segmentally-arched windows with fielded panels; Greek-Revival doorway with horizontal panels and fanlight.

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

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.