James Tilton Mansion
- Also Known As: University and Whist Club
- Address: 805 N Broom St
- Vicinity: W 9th St
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1766/00/00 | Bancroft Woodcock, a prominent Quaker silversmith who had moved to Wilmington from Pennsylvania in the 1750s, constructs a small house, naming it Bellevue (lost). | |||||
1790/00/00 | Dr James Tilton | Life | Citing its central location, Dr James Tilton proposes Woodcock's Bellevue as the permanent Capital of the United States. | |||
1792/00/00 | Dr James Tilton | Home | Woodcock sells Bellevue to James Tilton. | |||
1802/00/00 | Construction begins on a home for Tilton, the nucleus of the present building. The new stone structure is two stories high, 38 ft square, and has an attic with dormer windows and a basement with a kitchen. The name of the site is changed to Federal Hill. | |||||
1822/05/14 | Dr James Tilton | Died | James Tilton dies at his home just outside Wilmington. He is buried in the Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery at 701 Delaware Avenue in Wilmington, Delaware. | |||
1852/00/00 | Charles W Howland, a Wilmington industrialist, buys the Tilton estate. | |||||
1856/00/00 | Robert Morris Smith | Architect | Smith enlarges the Tilton house, or replaces it, with a new home built in the pure Italian style. The tower with an observatory, is built to house a spring water cistern with a power pump for running water in the house. Howland renames the mansion Hilton. | |||
1900/00/00 | In the early years of the 20C, J Danforth Bush, Delaware's lieutenant governor, and his wife buy the parcel from the Howland Estate. Changes are made to the house, giving it the air of an English manor house. | |||||
1935/08/19 | Francis Victor duPont | Owner | To preserve the estate from development, Francis V du Pont Jr, acting as Elafrel Company, buys the home from the Bush Estate. He will subsequently lease it to the University Club of Wilmington. | |||
1958/00/00 | The University Club merges with the Wilmington Whist Club to form the University and Whist Club. |
Particulars for James Tilton Mansion: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Art Movement | Eastlake Style |
Sight Category | Historic District |
Owner | Private |
Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Architectural Style | Stick Style |
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