Bordentown City
The first European settler arrived in Bordentown in 1682. By the mid 18th century, Bordentown was a major throughway for people and freight between New York City and Philadelphia. Once home to many historical figures, Joseph Bonaparte, former King of Naples and Spain and brother to Napoleon I of France, famously resided in Bordentown for […]
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Chester Waterside Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company
The Beaux-Arts style main building was built in 1916, which includes the Boiler House, Coal Towers, Turbine Hall, and Switch House. The Turbine Hall Annex addition was built in 1939-1942.
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Pennsbury Manor
Pennsbury Manor is a recreation of William Penn’s country estate from 1683 to 1701. The grounds feature reconstructed buildings including Penn’s house, stable and barn, and gardens. There is also a visitor’s center with an audio visual presentation, changing exhibits, and picnic grounds. Several buildings can be seen from the river, call ahead for access […]
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Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
Sun Shipbuilding was a major shipbuilding company in Chester from 1917 to 1989. During World War II, it participated in the U.S. Government’s Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Today, the former Sun Shipbuilding Yard has been extensively reclaimed for other uses. While environmental remediation and development have mostly destroyed the yards structures, evidence of the some of the 28 slipways is […]
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Walt Whitman House
Walt Whitman House, once owned by the famed poet, is now a National Historic Landmark and a museum to Whitman’s life.
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Carpenters’ Hall
Built 1770-1774, this meeting hall was built by the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia, the country’s oldest extant trade guild. It also was the location for the First Continental Congress in 1774.
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Point Breeze Historic District, Bordentown City
Once a major transportation hub, Bordentown was in economic decline at the end of the 19th century. Because of this, the architecture has maintained its 19th century scale. Bordentown’s historic buildings maintain a high-style 18th to late 19th century character.
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Delaware County National Bank
This historic bank building is located on Market Square in Chester. It was built between 1882 and 1884 in the Renaissance Revival style.
Read MoreMargaret R. Grundy Museum
Margaret R. Grundy Museum was home to the Grundy family, whose ancestors were among the first to arrive in the river Delaware. Joseph Grundy, a local industrialist, banker, farmer, newspaperman, and US Senator, demonstrated his commitment to the Bristol community by directing that his home be used as a museum of local history and dedicated […]
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Bristol Historic District
Bristol’s first European settler, Samuel Clift, operated a ferry across the Delaware River in 1681. By 1697, the town of Bristol was created. The historic district has over 300 buildings, including the early 18th century Bristol Friends Meetinghouse.
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