Holloway Terrace, Delaware Explained

Official Name:Holloway Terrace, Delaware
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Label:Holloway Terrace
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Delaware
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:New Castle
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:39
Coordinates:39.7017°N -75.5464°W
Area Code:302
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:214105

Holloway Terrace is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Holloway Terrace is located on the outskirts of the city of Wilmington along Delaware Route 9 and Interstate 295, southwest of the Port of Wilmington.

History

Lots in the community, an early suburb of Wilmington, were first sold in May 1916.[1] The Wilmington Evening Journal reported that 300 plots of land had sold on the first day; these sales included subscriptions to the Evening Journal.[2]

Holloway Terrace was adjacent to the New Castle Trolley Line.[2]

The residents formed the Holloway Terrace Civic Association and Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 on September 20, 1921, to provide representation and protection for the community.[3]

By 1966, Holloway Terrace had a population of 1,100.[4] This area continued to grow, and by the 1970s, the majority of Delawareans lived in the suburbs surrounding Wilmington, including early suburbs like Holloway Terrace, Claymont, and Holly Oak.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1916-05-08 . 300 Lots Sold First Day . 9 . en . Wilmington Evening Journal . 2021-08-16.
  2. News: 1916-05-08 . Three Hundred Lots at Holloway Terrace Have Already Been Sold . 24 . en . Wilmington Evening Journal . 2021-08-16.
  3. Web site: History - Holloway Terrace Fire Company - New Castle County, Delaware . Ht20fc.com . 2014-02-19.
  4. Book: Heck . L. W. . Wraight . A. Joseph . Orth . Donald J. . Carter . J. R. . Winkle . L. G. Van . Hazen . Janet . 1966 . Delaware Place Names . en . U.S. Government Printing Office . 55 . 2021-08-16.
  5. Book: Munroe, John Andrew . History of Delaware . 2006 . University of Delaware Press . 978-0-87413-947-1 . 244 . en.