Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. James Church
Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 19, 2024
1. St. James Church Marker
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 these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1714.
Location. 39° 43.142′ N, 75° 39.703′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It can be reached from Saint James Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2113 St James Church Rd, Wilmington DE 19808, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Eternal Gratitude (here, next to this marker); The William Montgomery House (approx. one mile away); Robert Kirkwood, Jr. (approx. 1.1 miles away); All Saints Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Marshallton United Methodist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Marshallton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hale-Byrnes House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Delcastle (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
Also see . . . St. James Church - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
this page online
Until recent suburban expansion engulfed it in housing developments, St. James Church stood on a rise near the edge of the town of Stanton, a small trading and milling community that was settled early in the eighteenth century by Quaker and Swedish Lutheran families. Ironworks, gristmills, and potteries gave the village a degree of prosperity as a local trading center. The first communicants of St.James Church were largely drawn from the Swedish settlers and from their few English neighbors who were not Friends. Since the Swedish Lutheran church at Wilmington and the Anglican church at New Castle were virtually inaccessible from Mill Creek Hundred, St. James was established to serve the people of both backgrounds.(Submitted on October 19, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 19, 2024
2. St. James Church Marker - View of the Church
Marker is visible in the garden to the left.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, October 19, 2024
3. St. James Church Marker - Sign on the church building
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
