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

The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves House

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 19, 2025

1. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves House Marker

Inscription.

Part of the
Rockwood Estate Historic District

This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
1851

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 39° 46.361′ N, 75° 31.278′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Rockwood. It can be reached from Washington Street Extension 0.2 miles west of Shipley Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4651 Washington Street Extension, Wilmington DE 19809, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Allegheny Pachysandra (a few steps from this marker); Rockwood Mansion (a few steps from this marker); Arrowwood Viburnum (a few steps from this marker); Fruit Cellar (within shouting distance of this marker); Gardens and Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Conservatory (within shouting distance of this marker); Ha-Ha (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Rockwood Museum and Park. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on February 22, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Rockwood - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Constructed between the years 1851 and 1857, the estate comprised a mansion house, porter's lodge, stable, carriage house, gardener's cottage, and 211 acres. As it exists today,
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 19, 2025

2. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves House Marker
The marker is to the right in this view of the house.
it is an unusually complete and effective statement of early Victorian taste in the tradition of Andrew Jackson Downing and John Claudius Loudon. Designed in the rural Gothic style by the architect George Williams, the mansion house is a consummate statement of both early Victorian romanticism, and the picturesque merger of irregular architecture and naturalistic landscape.

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

The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., January 19, 2025

3. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves House

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.