| 词条 | Delaware Historical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name = Delaware Historical Society |native_name = |native_name_lang = |image = Delaware Historical Society Logo.png |imagesize = 150 |caption = Logo of the Delaware Historical Society |alt = |map_type = Delaware |map_caption = Location in Delaware |map_alt = |coordinates = {{coord|39.742785|-75.550382|display=inline}} |established = {{Start date|1864}} |dissolved = |location = 504 N. Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware |type = History |collection = |visitors = |director = David Young, Ph.D. |president = |curator = Leigh Rifenburg |publictransit = {{bus icon|12px}} DART First State bus: 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, 35, 52 |network = |website = Official Website }} The Delaware Historical Society began in 1864 as an effort to preserve documents from the Civil War. Since then, it has expanded into a statewide historical institution with several venues and a major museum in Wilmington and the historic Read House & Gardens in New Castle. The society participates in joint marketing with the Delaware Tourism Office, the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Brandywine Museums & Gardens Alliance.[1] ==Delaware History Center== The Society's Wilmington Campus is located between 5th and 6th Streets on Lower Market Street in Wilmington. This row is the historic shopping district and currently markets itself as the LoMa Design District to promote urban redevelopment. The complex includes an arch over the street. ===Delaware History Museum=== The main museum consists of two permanent exhibit halls in a converted 1941 art deco Woolworth's store, one of two that used to operate on Market Street. Exhibits include “Delaware: One State, Many Stories,” Discover Delaware and the Jane and Littleton Mitchell Center for African American Heritage. ===Old Town Hall=== The Old Town Hall served as the city hall for the Burough and later City of Wilmington. Constructed in 1798 in the federal style, the building also included the jail and library. The Marquis de Lafayette received a reception there and President Andrew Jackson was the guest of honor at a dinner. In 1851, the body of Senator Henry Clay was officially laid in state. ===Willingtown Square=== Willingtown Square is a collection of buildings relocated from other sections of downtown to make way for high rise construction. Started as part of the bicentennial celebration in 1976, the square is named after Thomas Willing, the founder of Wilmington. [2]The buildings interiors serve as office and meeting space for the society but patrons can access the courtyard and grounds.
Library and research centerThe society provides free access to a research library with unique special collections. The collection includes work on Delaware genealogy, maps, and underground railroad as well as a letter from George Washington to Caesar Rodney.[4] Senator William V. Roth's widow donated all of his papers to the library.[5] The library is open Mondays from 1pm to 9pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 1pm, Fridays from 9am to 5pm, and the third Saturday of every month from 10am to 4pm. Located at 505 North Market Street, a former Artisans Savings Bank branch location houses the library. Tilghman Ware Company built the art deco structure in 1930–31.[6] ==Read House and gardens== {{main|Read House and Garden}}Located in New Castle on the Strand, the George Read II House was built in 1801 by George Read, Jr., the son of George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The house was the largest in the state at the time it was built with 22 rooms covering {{convert|14000|sqft|m2}}.[7] The house also includes a rathskeller in the basement that served as a speakeasy. This dates from the 1920s when the Laird family owned the house and were bootleggers. The house was restored in 1986.[8] See also{{Portal|Delaware}}
References1. ^{{cite web | title =2 museums drop entrance fee | publisher = The News Journal | date = 2008-12-25 | url = http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081225/ENTERTAINMENT15/812250308 |accessdate = 2009-02-01 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 2. ^{{cite journal | last = Pfingsten | first = William | authorlink = | title = Willington Square | publisher = The Historical Marker Database | date = 2008-08-31 | url = http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10948 | accessdate = 2009-03-01}} 3. ^{{cite journal |last = |first = |authorlink = |title = Willington Square |publisher = Historical Society of Delaware |date = |url = http://www.hsd.org/willsq.htm |accessdate = 2009-03-01 |journal = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080511192320/http://www.hsd.org/willsq.htm |archive-date = 2008-05-11 |dead-url = yes |df = }} 4. ^{{cite journal |title=Research Library |publisher=Delaware Historical Society |url=http://www.dehistory.org/library.htm#Rare%20Books%20and%20Pamphlets |accessdate=2009-03-02}} 5. ^{{cite journal |title=Harrison Wick '00 |publisher=Washington College |url=http://history.washcoll.edu/ourgrads/harrisonwick.php |accessdate=2009-03-02 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 6. ^{{cite journal |title=Historic Building Notes on Selected Market Street Properties |publisher=East Coast Greenway |date=2008-05-08 |url=http://www.greenway.org/trailcouncil/may08mtg/marketsttour.pdf |accessdate=2009-03-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705121824/http://www.greenway.org/trailcouncil/may08mtg/marketsttour.pdf |archivedate=2008-07-05}} 7. ^{{cite journal |title=Read House & Gardens |publisher=Historical Society of Delaware |url=http://www.hsd.org/willsq.htm |accessdate=2009-03-02 |journal= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511192320/http://www.hsd.org/willsq.htm |archive-date=2008-05-11 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 8. ^{{cite journal |title=New Castle Attractions |work=The New York Times |url=http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/delaware/new-castle/attraction-detail.html?vid=1154654620449 |accessdate=2009-03-02}} External links
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