Inscription
This 14.7-acre strip of land, connecting Rockford Park and Grove with Brandywine Park, was designed by famed American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead. The land was donated by two Wilmington businessmen, William M. Fields and William Poole Bancroft, the latter known as the father of the Wilmington park system. Olmstead's design was based on Fields' research of parkways in other eastern cities he visited. He concluded that the right-of-way should be 150 feet wide, with buildings set back 25 feet on either side. Kentmere Parkway was completed to Fields' specifications in 1891.
Details
| HM Number | HM8SU |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Park |
| Marker Type | Historic District |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | NC-109 |
| Year Placed | 2000 |
| Placed By | Delaware Public Archives |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 1:04pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] SEPTEMBERSPARROW1666 [2] SEPTEMBERSPARROW1666
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 451823 N 4401554 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.76255000, -75.56245000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 45.753', W 75° 33.747' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 45' 45.1800" N, 75° 33' 44.8200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 302 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2000 Kentmere Pkwy, Wilmington DE 19806, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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