Evaluation Of The Brandywine Village Historic District National Register Nomination
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1991-03
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This evaluation of the Brandywine Village Historic District National
Register Nomination was carried out under a cooperative agreement between
the City of Wilmington and the Center for Historic Architecture and
Engineering at the University of Delaware. It was undertaken by students enrolled in a graduate class in historic preservation: Susan Mulchahey,
doctoral student in urban affairs; Phil Pendleton, doctoral student in
American civilization; Leslie Bashman, master's student in urban affairs
and historic preservation; and Deborah Harper, master's student in museum
studies. The course was taught by David L. Ames, professor of urban
affairs and geography and director of the Center for Historic Architecture
and Engineering. FIrst undertaken in 1971, the nomination supporting the designation of
Brandywine Village as a historic district required updating for several
reasons. First, the standards of eligibility for National Register
designation have been strengthened since 1971. Second, Delaware has
adopted a comprehensive historic preservation plan requiring local National
Register nominations to be related to the themes and contexts established
in the plan. Third, there have been substantial losses of structures as
well as erosion of the historic fabric of the district since it was first
nominated. Fourth, the original nomination did not include a building
inventory and no determinations were made regarding the status of the
structures as contributing or non-contributing elements. (This information
is required for use in Section 106 Review and as a planning tool.)
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Brandywine Village Historic District, Delaware