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Title: St. John's P.E. Church
Date(s): 1932
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Services were held first in homes in the village, later at the Brandywine Academy, and in 1855, Alexis I. du Pont was instrumental in organizing a parish. The first building was begun in 1856. du Pont was killed in 1857 in an explosion at the powder mills. On his deathbed, he asked his wife to finish the church, which she did. The church has been closely associated with the du Pont family.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680128157
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Old Swedes' Church
Date(s): 1933
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Religious services were held by the Swedes in the original fort until 1667, when Crane Hook Church was built near the mouth of the Christiana. In 1698, Old Swedes Church was built.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680128182
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Hopewell M.E. Church
Date(s): 1932
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Organized in 1782, this church was first known as Batten's because services were originally held in the home of James Batten. The stone church was built in 1913.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680127103
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Old Bethel
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The photograph depicts the front door in disrepair of the Old Bethel Church; the church was located on Foulk Road north of Wilmington.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122010
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Crane Hook Church Historical Marker
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The log church was believed to be built in 1667 by Swedish and Dutch settlers and used until 1699 when Old Swedes (Holy Trinity) was opened. A marker made of native granite was erected by the Historical Society of Delaware in 1896 and reads 'THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF CRANE HOOK CHURCH BUILT 1667.'
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122005
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Welsh Tract Baptist Meeting
Date(s): 1925
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The Welsh Tract Baptist Meeting is at the foot of Iron Hill near Cooch's Bridge in Pencader Hundred. The Welsh people settled on 3000 acres granted by William Penn. The original log church built in 1706 was replaced by the present Flemish bond brick, one story church in 1746. The sermon was in Welsh until 1800. Their group became the foundation of most Baptist congregations in the state.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680125104
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Church
Date(s): 1925
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Small unidentified stone church in rural setting.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680125118
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Herring Creek Church (interior)
Date(s): 1948
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Interior of St. James, also known as Herring Creek Church.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680123167
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Riddle's Chapel
Date(s): 1932
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: James Riddle, cotton mill owner, encouraged the building of a chapel for his Catholic workers. The church was built in 1869 and called St. James at Lovering Avenue and duPont Street.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680128023
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Church
Date(s): 1940
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Unidentified church, possibly Bethel Church - brick building with cemetery and iron fence.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680126128
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Orange Street (11th & 12th)
Date(s): 1945
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Street scene showing Shiloh Baptist Church. DuPont building pictured in background.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680123032
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Barratt's Chapel
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Phillip Barratt, land owner and sheriff, deeded an acre of land to Methodists surrounding a brick meeting house being built in that area in 1780. It was considered a 'sacred landmark of Methodism' in 1880 and a 'Mecca of Methodism' in 1896. It was nominated to the National Register of Historical Places in 1972.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122015
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Old First Church
Date(s): 1932
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The old Presbyterian Church originally built on east side of Market Street below Tenth Street in 1740 was rebuilt this side in park in 1922. Site used by colonial Danes of Delaware. At this time Wilmington Public Library erected on original site.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680128104
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Old Drawyers Church and graveyard
Date(s): 1925
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Built in 1773 of Flemish bond brick and designed by Robert May & Co of London, England, this building has a slave galley and is maintained by 'Friends of Old Drawyers;' building is opened annually.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680125103
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: St. James Church and graveyard
Date(s): 1926
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Church was built in 1820 of native stone in the Greek Revival style. The belfry was added in the 1890s.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680125158
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Hooper's Island
Date(s): 1935
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Hooper's Island is a chain of three islands (Upper, Middle, and Lower) in Dorchester County, Maryland bounded by the Chesapeake Bay and Honga River. Building photo is probably a church or school.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122171
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Church near Handy's
Date(s): 1932
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122087
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Birmingham Meeting House
Date(s): 1927
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The meeting house was built in 1763 near West Chester, replacing the previous 1722 structure. The meeting was first organized in 1690 and held in private homes.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680125192
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: St. Anne's
Date(s): 1925
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Old St. Anne's, built in 1768, replaced an earlier wooden church and was established by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts for the Church of England. During the American Revolution, services ceased because the Reverend Philip Reading included prayers for the king. In 1952, the restoration process began, and it's been completely restored.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680125105
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Brandywine M.E. Church
Date(s): 1932
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The Brandywine M.E. Church met at Brandywine Academy until they acquired a church building at 22nd and Market Streets in 1857.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680128158
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Crane Hook Church Historical Marker
Date(s): 1930
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: The log church was believed to be built in 1667 by Swedish and Dutch settlers and used until 1699 when Old Swedes (Holy Trinity) was opened. A marker made of native granite was erected by the Historical Society of Delaware in 1896 and reads 'THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF CRANE HOOK CHURCH BUILT 1667.'
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122006
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Hooper's Island
Date(s): 1935
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Hooper's Island is a chain of three islands (Upper, Middle, and Lower) in Dorchester County, Maryland bounded by the Chesapeake Bay and Honga River. Building photo is probably a church.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122172
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Goodwill M.E. Church
Date(s): 1931
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Church located on a hill above the village of Glenmoore.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680127063
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Bethel Baptist Church tombstones
Date(s): 1931
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Located just west of Hares Corner, New Castle, DE, a mission of the Welsh Tract Church was established. In 1788, a log church and cemetery was laid out on a half acre of land donated by Ebenezer and Andrew Morton. In 1839 a separate charge was established and in 1849, Mary McCullough donated 4 acres. There is no mention after 1871 in the Delaware Association of Churchesï¿½ minutes. Church foundation stones and grave markers can be found. The oldest legible stone marks the grave of Francis...
Show moreLocated just west of Hares Corner, New Castle, DE, a mission of the Welsh Tract Church was established. In 1788, a log church and cemetery was laid out on a half acre of land donated by Ebenezer and Andrew Morton. In 1839 a separate charge was established and in 1849, Mary McCullough donated 4 acres. There is no mention after 1871 in the Delaware Association of Churchesï¿½ minutes. Church foundation stones and grave markers can be found. The oldest legible stone marks the grave of Francis Lowen Cooch, August 27, 1791.
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Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680122062
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

Title: Herring Creek Church (exterior)
Date(s): 1948
Contributor(s): Zebley, Frank R., 1883-1960 (photographer)
Description: Road from Annapolis, Maryland to Solomon's Island. St. James (Anglican denomination, 1694, called Herring Creek Church by locals). In churchyard are tombstones of Christopher Birkhead and wife dated 1666 - oldest in Maryland.
Collection ID: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums (Accession 1968.012)
Hagley ID: 680123166
Collection: Frank R. Zebley photograph albums

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