Walker's Mill and Walker's Bank
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| Location | Walkers Mill Road, near Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′14″N 75°34′43″W / 39.77068°N 75.57849°WCoordinates: 39°46′14″N 75°34′43″W / 39.77068°N 75.57849°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1813-1815 |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000296[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1972 |
Walker's Mill and Walker's Bank, also known as Simsville, Siddall's Mill, and "Big White Mill", is a historic spinning cotton mill and worker's dwelling block located near Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. Walker's Mill was built between 1813 and 1815, and is a 2 1/2-story, "T"-shaped, stone building. It measures approximately 100 feet by 225 feet and features a tower topped by a cupola. Walker's Bank is a two- to three-story rectangular stone building built in 1813 and consisting of four worker's homes. It measures 44 feet by 75 feet and each long side features a porch divided among the four units.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Eleanor M. Webster (August 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walker's Mill and Walker's Bank" (PDF). and Accompanying six photos
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-65, "Walker's Mill, Rising Sun Lane, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE", 1 photo, 2 data pages, supplemental material
- HABS No. DE-67, "Walker's Bank, Rising Sun Lane, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE", 1 photo, 2 data pages, supplemental material
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