Webster Farm, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Webster Farm is located in Delaware
Webster Farm
Webster Farm
Webster Farm is located in the United States
Webster Farm
Webster Farm
Coordinates: 39°47′40″N 75°30′39″W / 39.79444°N 75.51083°W / 39.79444; -75.51083
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
276 ft (84 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID217109[1]

Webster Farm is an unincorporated housing development in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1] It was founded in 1958 and consists of 117 houses.[2]

Location

Webster Farm is located southwest of the intersection of Delaware Route 3 and Wilson Road northeast of Wilmington. Entrances to the community are on Wilson and Marsh Road.[2] It is bordered by Mayfield and Lynnfield.

History

Originally an apple orchard, Webster Farm was first built in 1958 by the Malin & Skura company, owned by Joseph J. Malin and his son-in-law, Gabriel Santillo.[2] 100 homes were originally planned, and the first houses opened to the public on October 26, 1958.[3] The Journal–Every Evening reported, "The first three of more than 100 new custom grade homes will be opened for inspection tomorrow at Webster Farm on Marsh Road, Brandywine Hundred. Built by Malin & Skura, the homes are of the traditional colonial style, story and a half and two story type."[3]

The first homes, titled "The Webster", opened between 1958 and 1960. Their civic association was formed in 1960.[2] The 38th house, a Cape Cod, was completed in 1961.[4] By the fourth year of development about 40 homes were completed, out of an expanded plan of 115. The community was completed a few years later, and consisted of 117 houses.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Webster Farm". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Crosland, Philip F. (November 11, 1993). "Bridging The Gap". The News Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. 1 2 "Three Model Houses to Open Tomorrow at Webster Farm". Journal–Every Evening. October 25, 1958 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ Knoblauch, Eugene R. (November 18, 1961). "Cape Cod is 38th Webster Farm Home". The Morning News – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.