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Item African-American Population of Delaware: 1800-1980(1991-02) Ames, David L.; Callahan, Mary Helen; Chase, Susan M.; Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.Item Agricultural Tenancy in Central Delaware, 1700-1900+/-: A Historic Context(Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering, 1991-07) Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.; Herman, Bernard L.; Ames, David L.; Marth, Andrea L.; Lanier, Gabrielle M.; Watson, Margaret H.; Bellingrath, Elizabeth M.; Van Dolsen, Nancy; Bashman, Leslie D.; Chase, Susan M.Item Buttonwood(Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering, 1996) McCarthy, Deidre C.; Siders, Rebecca J.; Herman, Bernard L.; Darsie, Julie C.; Melson, Dawn E.; Nelson, Louis P.; Ames, David L.Buttonwood is a significant example of the type of rural dwelling associated with residents of the town of New Castle who owned both urban and rural residences. Buttonwood also exhibits a unique floor plan with two sets of double parlors as well as fully integrated service facilities located in the basement. Previously thought to date to the late eighteenth century, architectural evidence now shows that Buttonwood was built in the 1830s. Buttonwood clearly exhibits architectural significance in addition to its traditional significance as a house associated with James Booth, Sr., a Delaware legislator and Supreme Court Justice.Item The Canning Industry in Delaware, 1860 To 1940+/-: A Historic Context(1993) Siders, Rebecca J.; Doerrfeld, Dean A.; Ames, David L.The Canning Historic Context was developed in response to the loss of historic resources dealing with Delaware's industrial heritage. While concerted efforts have preserved and interpreted Delaware's industrial and economic resources in northern New Castle County, the physical resources related to activities in the rural two-thirds of the state are quickly disappearing. The goal of this project was to identify and record one facet of rural industrial activity and identify other areas in need of research.Item Captain Thomas Mendenhall House and Captain Thomas Mendenhall Tenant Houses, 217-219 E. Front Street(1980) Herman, Bernard L.; Ames, David L.The Captain Thomas Mendenhall House was erected in the last decade of the eighteenth century on the northwest corner of Front and Walnut Streets, facing what was then Wilmington's commercial waterfront along the Christina River.Item Delaware Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan(Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering, 1989-06) Ames, David L.; Callahan, Mary Helen; Herman, Bernard L.; Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.Item The Delaware Ship and Boat Building Industry, 1830-1940: An Historic Context(1994) Doerrfeld, Dean A.; Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.; Herman, Bernard L.; Ames, David L.This historic context develops criteria for the evaluation of the physical remains of the ship and boatbuilding industry in Delaware between 1830 and 1940 to determine their significance and potential eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. By examining technology, the construction process of ships and boats, and ship yard organization, this historic context will explore a segment of Delaware's industrial heritage that reached numerous cities and towns along Delaware's coastal waterways and extended well beyond the Brandywine River in the north (traditionally thought of as the industrial center of Delaware).Item Delaware's Aids to Navigation: A Survey and National Register Eligibility Evaluation(1991) Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.; Ames, David L.; Bashman, Leslie D.Item Duck Creek Mill(1981) Herman, Bernard L.; Ames, David L.The Duck Creek Mill is located in the Duck Creek Village and the Lindens Historic District on the east side of Delaware Route 65 and the south side of Duck Creek in Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware.Item Evaluation Of The Brandywine Village Historic District National Register Nomination(1991-03) Ames, David L.; Bashman, Leslie D.; Harper, Deborah; Mulchahey, Susan A.; Pendleton, Phil; Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.Item Fort DuPont, Delaware: An Architectural Survey and Evaluation(Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering, 1994-06) Ames, David L.; Doerrfeld, Dean A.; Elterich, Allison W.; Fisher, Caroline C.; Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.Commissioned in 1899 as a part of the nation's coastal defense system, Fort DuPont headquartered the Coastal Artillery Corps that commanded the coastal artillery installations defending Wilmington,Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley from naval attack. Military officals recognized the strategic importance of the Reedy Point site as early as 1819 when they proposed the construction of a three-tiered fortification. Located on the western shore of the Delaware River at a point where it narrows through the bend, the site allowed a clear line of fire downsteam. The earliest armament at the site came in the form of a defensive position constructed during the Civil War when "Ten Gun Battery" was built to support Fort Delaware and to protect the river's westen channel. In the early 1870's, the army replaced Ten Gun Battery with a larger emplacement planned for twenty guns. along with a regunned Fort Delaware and the new Fort Mott on the eastern New Jersey side, the new battery defended the Delaware River and Valley against foreign attack. Construction began on Fort DuPont in 1899 and was completed about 1913. In 1922 as its importance to coastal defense declined, the fort became the headquarters for the First Engineers Regiment. After the engineers moved out in 1939, it became a training facility, a role that continued until the end of World War II when the State of Delaware aquired the fort. This report describes and evaluates the historic significance of Fort DuPont and determines the eligibility of the fort and its historic resources for the National Register of Historic Places. The work was undertaken by the center for Historic Architecture and Engineering(CHAE),University of Delaware, for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Parks and Recreation, as part of their evaluation of the feasibility of Fort DuPont as a state park. The survey, evaluation, and context research was conducted between April 1993 and March 1994.Item Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway(Center for Historic Architecture and Design, 2009-06) Ames, David L.; Beetham, Sarah; Ensor, Lael J.; Fangmann, Ann; Krawitz, Robin; Martin, Debra C.; Ferriter, Erin; Greene, Keonna; Morrissey, Catherine; Rector, Sarah; Sheridan, Janet; Stevenson, RussellThis is a nomination of the proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway to the Scenic and Historic Highway Program of the Delaware Department of Transportation. The goal of this scenic and historic highway is to provide the traveler with an alternative travel route through the state in a generally south to north orientation that provides opportunities for experiencing Delaware’s Underground Railroad history by guiding visitors to locations where this history happened.Item Historic Context for Aids to Navigation in Delaware(1984) Center for Historic Architecture and Design; Ames, David L.; Bashman, Leslie D.; Siders (Sheppard), Rebecca J.Aids to navigation are an important overall property type in relation to the priorities for historic theme, geographic zone, chronological period, and historic contexts established in the Delaware -Plan. Fifteen specific preservation goals are recommended for nine aids to navigation property types as a function of ownership, level and extent of expected significance, and specific property type characteristics. Ranked priorities are suggested for the fifteen overall goals (independent of property types) and for each property type within the group of property types to which each overall goal applies. Also, overall relative priorities are suggested for each combination of goal and property type.Item Historic Context Master Reference and Summary(Center for Historic Architecture and Engineering, 1989-06) Herman, Bernard L.; Siders, Rebecca J.; Ames, David L.; Callahan, Mary HelenProperty types provide the mechanism for relating specific historic resources to historic contexts. The Historic Context Master Reference and Summary provides defined historic contexts and offers examples of property types where known. It is important to note that the defined historic contexts found in the volume are not fully developed historic contexts. A defined historic context identifies the historic theme , geographic zone, and chronological period; it may identify expected property types ; and it may include an estimate of the research material available. To be considered fully developed, a historic context must contain the following items: * historic theme * geographic zone * chronological period * information needs * reference bibliography * method for involving the general and professional public mechanism for updating the context * known and expected property types * criteria for evaluating existing or expected resources * distribution and potential distribution of property types * goals and priorities for the context and its property typesItem Historic Preservation Program: Guidance for Photographing Historic Properties(Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2001-09) Ames, David L.Item A History of Delaware Roads and A Guide to Researching Them(Center for Historic Architecture and Design, 2006-05) Amott, David; Gollannek, Eric; Ames, David L.Item A Manual for Nominating Roads to the Delaware Scenic and Historic Highway Program(Center for Historic Architecture and Design, 2006-07) Ames, David L.; Gollannek, Eric; Rector, SarahItem Ocean Mine Number One Complex: Powerhouse and Ventilation Fan(1989-09) Ames, David L.; Herman, Bernard L.; Lanier, Gabrielle M.; Siders, Rebecca J.The Ocean Mine Number One Ventilation Fan and Powerhouse are among the few structures remaining from what was once the Consolidation Coal Company's Ocean Mine Number One complex. Together they represent important improvements in coal mine safety and efficiency. They are also significant as reflections of the last wave of capital improvements in tunnel mining before the industry shift to surface, pit, and strip coal mining. The belt-driven Aerodyne-type fan sat above a bricklined vertical mine entrance where it could force air into the mines below. The powerhouse was erected as a shop for the manufacture, repair, and transportation of ore carts for use in the mine.Item Phillips-Thompson Building(1981) Herman, Bernard L.; Ames, David L.Listed in the national register of Historic Places on April 16, 1980, the Phillips-Thompson Building is an excellent example of late nineteenth-century urban commercial architecture. Built in 1886 and only superficially modified since 1891, the Phillip-Thompson Building has always housed a variety of tenants ranging from street level commission merchants to upper story renters and meeting halls. Erected at the hub of the late nineteenthcentury market district, which ran along East Fourth Street between King and Walnut Streets, the Phillips-Thompson Building is the last standing structure in the area which describes that period of Wilmington's commercial history.Item A Primer on Architectural Photography and the Photo Documentation of Historic Structures(Center for Historic Architecture and Design, University of Delaware, 1997) Ames, David L.