A newly launched Website - www.FriendsOfFurness.org - celebrates the largest extant cluster of buildings designed by noted 19th-century architect Frank Furness, and they are located right here in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, on the Christina Riverfront. They include: •· The Pennsylvani
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02/24/2010
The Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware will become a livelier place April 24, 2010, when the Delaware Children's Museum opens. The Stratosphere, a 30 foot diameter climbing experience, is just one feature that is sure to engage children. The Bank On It Exhibit will take kids through the world of
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02/24/2010
Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bond Program (SFMRB) Commonly referred to as the First-Time Home Buyers Program, this statewide program offers loans in all 3 Delaware counties and provides first mortgage financing at below-market interest rates to low- and moderate-income Delaware homebuyers who h
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02/19/2010
In a previous posting, we learned how J. S. Cornell & Son of Cherry St. in Philadelphia were restoring a Palladian window in the c. 1800 George Read II House in New Castle, Delaware. They were installing J-channel weatherstripping on the sides of the window. For residential installations, they do
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02/15/2010
Imagine living in a historic stone house in the same place that millers have lived in since the days of William Penn. Set on 4 acres in West Grove, Pennsylvania The Ruston/McDowell House and Mill are ready for a buyer who will respect all the original elements carefully preserved through the year
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02/11/2010
This 4 bedroom, 2 bath cape cod in the popular Binns neighborhood of Newark Delaware is in move-in condition and ready for someone who wants to be near the University of Delaware, within walking distance to shops, and 10 minutes from Elkton, Maryland and 20 minutes to Wilmington, Delaware. LR/G
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02/10/2010
Although this historic house is over 200 years old, a visit to it's almost 6 acre private site at the top of a hill in Landenberg, Pennsylvania brings you back to the present and the pleasures that await the next owner. The winter brings treks through the fields and the sighting of a white-tail
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02/01/2010