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

305 West 5th Street

— Quaker Hill Historic District —

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2024

1. 305 West 5th 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: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.

Location. 39° 44.537′ N, 75° 33.201′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Quaker Hill. It is on West 5th Street east of North West Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 West 5th Street, 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

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walking distance of this marker: 307 West 5th Street (here, next to this marker); 505 West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 511 North West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 513 North West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 517 North West Street (within shouting distance of this marker); John Dickinson (within shouting distance of this marker); 521 West Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meeting House 1816 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

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This form was prepared in 1978 by Sara Ramsey, Preservation Planner, and Jean C. Athen, Intern, with the City of Wilmington Department of Planning & Development. In general, the Quaker Hill Historic District's significance is spelled out on page 3:

The Quaker Hill Historic District encompasses a urban community which has been in existence for about 200 years. This neighborhood is important as a microcosm of the development of Wilmington from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. The neighborhood which remains today is characteristic of nineteenth
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2024

2. 307 (left) and 305 (right) West 5th Street Marker
century housing patterns, in which all classes lived in the same neighborhood. For this reason, the area holds fine examples of various nineteenth-century architectural styles.

Additionally, an architectural description of 307 West 5th Street, which is a contributing structure, can be found on page 15:

305 W. 5th Street - Late-19th-century, 3-story row house; all-stretcher-bond brick facade with brownstone trim; flat roof with scroll-bracketed cornice resting on corbelled-brick base; double front doors with transom.

(Submitted on February 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

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

305 W. 5th Street - Late-19th-century, 3-story row house; all-stretcher-bond brick facade with brownstone trim; flat roof with scroll-bracketed cornice resting on corbelled-brick base; double front doors with transom.

(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 February 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.