Woodbrook is a suburban community in New Castle County, Delaware.[1][2][3]
Woodbrook, Delaware | |
|---|---|
 Woodbrook Civic Association | |
  Woodbrook  Woodbrook | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′38″N 75°33′29″W / 39.79389°N 75.55806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Delaware |
| County | New Castle |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19803 |
| Area code | 302 |
| GNIS feature ID | 217094[1] |
Geography
editWoodbrook is located approximately three miles north of Wilmington and is part of unincorporated Brandywine Hundred of New Castle County,[3] west of Concord Pike (U.S. Route 202) and east of Brandywine Creek State Park. It is adjacent DuPont Country Club,[4] and has entrances from Rockland Road, Blackgates Road, and Sharpley Road. It is part of the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 19803.[5]
The William Young House is located in the neighborhood, the land on which is sited set aside for the historic monument during the final subdivision in 1959.[6][7]
Husbands Run and its tributary Willow Run flow through the neighborhood. Many DuPont historic sites are located nearby.
History
editWoodbrook was planned as early as 1948.[8] It is a deed-restricted planned community of 215 single-family homes, developed beginning in 1952 by Woodlawn Trustees, an organization set up by conservationist William Poole Bancroft to preserve open land around the Brandywine River and to provide affordable housing.[9][6][10][11] Neighboring Sharpley, Edenridge and Tavistock are also Woodlawn communities.[12]
The Woodbrook Civic Association was established on January 25, 1962.[13]
Notable people
edit- Laura Sturgeon, politician[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Woodbrook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "These Are 30 of the Hottest Neighborhoods in Delaware". March 6, 2018.
- ^ a b L. W. HECK; A. J. WRAIGHT; D. J. ORTH; J. R. CARTER; L. G. VAN WINKLE; JANET HAZEN (1966). Delaware Place Names (PDF). Geological Survey Bulletin 1245 (Report). Government Printing Office (U.S.A.).
- ^ Milford, Maureen. "Could DuPont Country Club be developed?". The News Journal.
- ^ "2010 Census Tracts and ZCTAs*, New Castle County, DE" (PDF). Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Woodbrook and Sharpely development files" (PDF). Hagley Museum. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
Block map and final street and lot plan of section III in Woodbrook, 1959 August 15 Signed and annotated by Adolph Rydgren. Contains a handwritten note stating that the William Young house on lots 7-11 will be preserved as a historical monument...
- ^ Shoemaker, Jay; Wright, Patricia (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: William Young House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
The boundaries of the nominated property correspond to two of the contiguous parcels of land owned by the Woodlawn Trustees, the two on which the house is approximately centered. These boundaries were chosen not only because they are readily referenced but because they provide the current visual setting the terraced house grounds in which the house can be visually comprehended and understood. Adjacent surburban residential development, which is screened by trees, and the golf course, which is separated from the Young house by road 228, are not relevant to the nomination and are not included.
- ^ "Alphabetical Index of Subdivisions" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "Orderly planned Development". rockfordwoodlawn.com.
Alapocas, Woodbrook, Sharpley, Edenridge, and Tavistock all are Woodlawn residential developments. In these developments, Woodlawn sold building lots to individuals and builders who followed an approved subdivision plan which included provisions for sidewalks, trees, and other basic infrastructures (sewer, water, storm drains, street curbing and paving.) In conjunction with these developments, Woodlawn made land available, at less than market value, for community uses, thus benefiting such groups as the Brandywine YMCA, county library, post office, Pilot School, Jewish Community Center, and the Baptist, Methodist, Unitarian and Catholic churches.
- ^ "Collection: Woodbrook and Sharpely development files | Hagley Museum and Library Archives". findingaids.hagley.org.
- ^ "Woodlawn Trustees, Incorporated - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
- ^ Milford, Maureen. "Woodlawn development plan draws old foes". The News Journal.
Some of the residential communities Woodlawn developed along the west side of U.S. 202 include Alapocas, Woodbook, Sharpley, Edenridge and Tavistock.
- ^ Woodbrook Civic Association handbook
- ^ Edelen, Joseph (March 12, 2024). "State senator introduces bipartisan effort to establish inspector general in Delaware". Bay to Bay News. Retrieved July 6, 2024.