Westview near Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Absalom Jones School
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 30, 2024
1. Absalom Jones School Marker
In 1867 on land rented and later purchased by the Trustees of the First United African Wesleyan Society, the first school was built with the help of the Freedmen's Bureau. In 1923, with funding provided by the Delaware School Auxiliary Association, a new two-story schoolhouse was built at this location and named Newport Colored School 106-C to teach grades 1-9. In the 1930s, the name was changed to honor Absalom Jones and in 1963, shortly after the Brown v Board of Education decision, the school was integrated. With desegregation of schools and declining enrollment, Absalom Jones School closed. It now serves as a community center for New Castle County.
Erected 2023 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-263.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 39° 43.348′ N, 75° 37.36′ W. Marker is near Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Westview. It is on Kiamensi Road east of Maple Avenue, on the
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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington's Earthworks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Industrial School for Colored Girls (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Delaware Continentals (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Home of William Julius "Judy" Johnson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Marshallton United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marshallton (approx. 0.9 miles away); Peniel United Methodist Church (approx. one mile away); Oliver Evans (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 30, 2024
2. Absalom Jones School Marker - wide view
Photographed by Pete Skillman, November 30, 2024
3. Absalom Jones School Marker - modern building entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
