New Castle Green: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, First State National Historical Park
Hanna J. 2026. New Castle Green: Cultural Landscapes Inventory, First State National Historical Park. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 976056. National Park Service. NPS Northeast Regional Office, Boston, Massachusetts / CRIS-CL Database
New Castle Green is a small two-acre park located in New Castle, Delaware, six miles south of Wilmington and thirty-eight miles southwest of Philadelphia. The park is a unit of First State National Historical Park (NHP), originally established in 2013 as a National Monument to protect and manage significant sites related to the settlement of the region by the Swedes, Finns, Dutch, and English; the role that Delaware played in the establishment of the Nation; and the preservation of the cultural landscape of the Brandywine Valley. The site preserves the historic village green, first laid out under the direction of Peter Stuyvesant in the mid-seventeenth century. New Castle Green (“the Green”) is defined by its open lawn setting which is interspersed with mature trees and crossed diagonally with brick sidewalks. The Green serves as the setting for prominent historic buildings including the New Castle Court House, the Arsenal, and the Sheriff’s House. Today Green remains a place for contemplation, passive recreation, and community events.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hanna, Jennifer
- Date of Issue
- 2026
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FRST , NER
- Keywords
- architecture, Arsenal, Brandywine Valley, colony, Delaware, education, Exploration/Settlement, Fort Casimir, historic structures, National Historic Landmark, New Castle Court House, Peter Stuyvesant, politics/government, port, public park, settlement, Sheriff's House, transportation, turf, village green, William Penn