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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