Brandywine Hundred in Arden in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harvey Barn

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 14, 2024

1. Harvey Barn Marker

Inscription. The Harvey Farm was purchased in 1922 to become the Village of Ardentown. In 1931, the barn, believed to have been built in the 1890s, was converted into the Robin Hood Theatre, a professional summer theater. Film and stage actors including Barbara Bel Geddes, Will Geer, Jack Klugman, Tony Perkins, and Barbara Rush appeared on stage and Arthur Miller directed one of his plays there in 1953. In 1969, John & Lena O'Toole and Julian & Annabelle Borris reopened the barn as Candlelight Music Theatre, the first dinner theater in Delaware. Candlelight's many alumni include Broadway's Susan Stroman and John Dossett, both from Delaware.

Erected 2019 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-249.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 39° 48.492′ N, 75° 28.971′ W. Marker is in Arden, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Brandywine Hundred. It is on Millers Road 0.1 miles north of The Mall, on the right when

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traveling north. Harvey name used for Harvey Road, nearby main road which has half interchange with Interstate 95. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2208 Millers Road, Wilmington DE 19810, 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,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village of Arden (approx. ¼ mile away); Grubb Family Burying Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Claymont High School (approx. one mile away); Grubb/Worth Mansion (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mother Catherine Rosarii (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Guardian of Defenders Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Honor of All Veterans (approx. 1.3 miles away); Archmere

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 14, 2024

2. Harvey Barn Marker

Marker is to right.

(approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arden.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on January 18, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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