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NRHP Reference #
  
11000522

Added to NRHP
  
10 August 2011

Rodney Square

Location
  
Buildings fronting Rodney Square at 10th, 11th, Market & King Sts., Wilmington, Delaware

Address
  
1000 N Market St, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA

Similar
  
Grand Opera House, 1201 North Market Street, DuPont Building, Wilmington station, Brandywine Park

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Rodney Square is the public square and national historic district located in downtown Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, named after American Revolutionary leader Caesar Rodney. A large statue of Rodney by James E. Kelly stands in the front of the square. The square was created in the early 20th century by John Jacob Raskob who worked for Pierre S. du Pont. The City Beautiful movement served as the inspiration for the effort.

Contents

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, as the Rodney Square Historic District.

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Events

  • Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
  • First Night Wilmington
  • Saint Patrick's Day Parade
  • Citizens Bank Caesar Rodney Half Marathon

    • Surrounding architecture

    The eight blocks surrounding the square contain a number of downtown buildings:

    Current

  • Chemours
  • Wilmington Trust
  • Bank of America Credit Card Division

    • Former

  • American Viscose Company
  • Atlas Powder Company
  • Barnsdall Oil
  • Delaware Trust
  • DuPont
  • Hercules Inc.
  • MBNA

    • Transportation

    Rodney Square serves as a major hub for public transit with the following connections:

  • DART First State bus lines: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 54, 55, 301

    • References

    Rodney Square Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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