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Index to Jeanette Eckman Typed Papers

[These notes are perhaps the best source of early New Castle property ownership information.
Ms Eckman prepared them in preparation for the 300th anniversary celebration and to provide historical support for plans for the radical restoration project proposed 1947]
 
  This study was made during the years of 1947 -49. 
  Therefore the "now" in the text refers to that period and not to the present
Courtesy Delaware Historical Society and New Castle Public Library I. Study of General Situation by Higgins marked NewCastle  II. INTRODUCTION AND STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL Houses, ETC. Section 00 NEWCASTLE by Hepburn , Dec. 22. 1947  0 Further introduction marked COPY 1A Preamble - NEW CASTLE DELAWARE  By J. Eckman 
New Castle- Area B In 4 parts Part I. As above)-New Castle - Area B Part II. Character Extent and Significance of New Castle in Colonial Period* Part 111 History Sketch Includes excerpts from Mrs Royall's Pennsylvania Part IV. Sites Buildings -Land Uses 2 Extent and Significance of New Castle in Colonial Days 3 New Castle - officers. 4 General Appraisal of Areas and Structures 5 Fort and Courthouse Sites and Structure 6 The Strand 7 East Second Street  8 Harmony Street  9 Third Street 10 Delaware Street - Names 11 Delaware Street Area 12 #110 - Colby House 13 #112 - "Star Hotel". now owned by E.E. Bailey 14 #114 - Log Cabin 15 #116-118 - know as the Dalby House and Store 1854 to 1670 . 16 #120 - The Hussey House 17 #122-124 - The Harvey House 18  #126 - owned by heirs of Eugene L. Chase 19 #128-130 - Now Century Club 20 #200 - Now Witt's Bakery 21 #202-204 - The "Delaware House" 22 #206 - The "Penn House" 23 The William B. Janvier Property 24 #210 - "Gilpin House" 25 Booth House" 27 #226-228 - House Louise Site (26 omitted) 28 #300 - Kensey Johns Van Dyke House  29 #306-310 Masonic Hall (30 omitted)
Southwest Corner of Fourth and Delaware Streets 31 Senator Nicholas Van-Dyke House 32 Strand #Key - 1947 'to original plots on West side of Strand between Delaware and Harmony Streets nos. 0-1 to 0-12 inclusive
Southwest Corner of the Strand and Delaware Street 33 The Van Leuvenigh House  34 The Strand The "Burnt Lot" site of #2 The Strand  original plot 1 35 #6 and #8 - site of Bedford and McWilliams houses original plot - 2 36 #14 The Morrison House  original Plot - 3 37 George More Plot #14- r20  38 DeRingh Plot now #22 and #24 39 Dutch Church now #26 and #28  40 The Bernard Ekon Plot now #30 . 41 Read Property - now #42 - comprises original plots 8 and 9 and parts of 7 and 10.  42 #33 and #32 now. Original plot #10 between the Read House and-the Tile House  43 Tile House Site original plot #11 43 -A Restoration of the tile house  44 The Strand South west cornerof the Strand and Harmony Street now # 56 and # 58  45 New Castle River Front  46 River side of Strand Original plots B-1 and B-2 Jefferson Apts  between Delaware and Harmony #9, #13, # 15  47 Present plots #9, #13, #15 original plot B-3 48 #17.9 #19-21 49 #21 and #23 50 #25 "The Bank Lot" 51 #27-29-31-33 52 Present Laird property original plots B-8 and B-9 53 #47 and 49 (Laird) B-10 54 #53 and #55, Opposite Tile House Site 55 #57 and #59 Harmony and Second 56 #53 East Second Street Streets North of Read's Alley 57 #47, #49, #51 Second Street 58 THE DUTCH CHURCH 59 Presbyterian Church Southeast side of Second Street from Delaware Street to the Presbyterian Church 60 119 East Second Street 61 #11, #13 #15 and #17 East Second Street 62 #9 East Second Street 63 #5, and #7 East Second Street (64 omitted) 65 #1 East Second Street, #127 Delaware Street 66 Third Street #44 and #34 (and the Library in between) 67 Old Dutch House #32 East Third Street 68 #26 -#28 and #24 Archibald Alexander Plot 69 #18 and #20 E3rdformerly plot of Nathaniel Silbee Sr. 70 #16 E3rdoriginally part of property of Ambrose Backer 71 #10 and 12 E3rd(same)  72 #8 E3rd The Dorsey House - part of original Ambrose Backer Property as above 73 #2 Kensey Johns House.- original home plot of Ambrose Backer 74 Fourth Street -northwest corner of Delaware Street now New Castle Historical Society AMSTEL HOUSE 75 Fourth Street #10 and #18 Harmony and Second Streets 76 #114 Harmony Street  North of Reads Alley 77 #116 Harmony Street 78 #118 .. .. 79 #120 .. .. 80 #122 .. .. 81 #124 .. .. 82 #126 .. .. 83 OLD COURT HOUSE