Hickman Row is a set of historic rowhouses and national historic district located at Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure. It was built about 1919 and consists of two blocks of row houses constructed by the Worth Steel Corporation to house their African American workforce. Each brick rowhouse has approximately 1,350 square feet with three bedrooms and one bathroom. The houses were sold to individuals by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation in 1962–1963.[2]

Hickman Row
Hickman Row, November 2010
Hickman Row is located in Delaware
Hickman Row
Hickman Row is located in the United States
Hickman Row
Location1–117 Hickman Rd.,
Claymont, Delaware
Coordinates39°48′57″N 75°26′42″W / 39.81583°N 75.44500°W / 39.81583; -75.44500
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1919 (1919)
Architectural style20th Century Vernacular
NRHP reference No.06000284[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 2006

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robin Bodo (February 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hickman Row". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos