Overlook Colony, Delaware Explained

Official Name:Overlook Colony, Delaware
Pushpin Map:Delaware#USA
Pushpin Label:Overlook Colony
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:102
Coordinates:39.8042°N -75.4692°W
Area Code:302
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:216848

Overlook Colony is an unincorporated community in Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, United States.

Geography

Overlook Colony is located west of the Philadelphia Pike between Harvey Road and Darley Road. It is east of Interstate 95 (separating it from Ashbourne Hills and Radnor Green) and CSX Transportation Philadelphia Subdivision rail. The south branch of Naamans Creek and run through the area.

History

The original layout for Overlook Colony was originally designed by city planner and landscape architect John Nolan while the buildings were designed by architect H. Errol Coffin[1] It was developed in the early 1910s largely as workforce housing of the General Chemical Company.

Some the homes have been expanded and restored to historic specifications.[2] The community center was restored in 2000.

It has been designated a "Blueprint Community", an initiative by Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and the University of Delaware to reinvigorate distressed neighborhoods.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2021-08-20 . 2021-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210820150100/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/517c5d77-3de2-4c7b-a1bf-b9f543643b96 . dead .
  2. Web site: Overlook Colony . Archalli . August 20, 2021.
  3. Web site: UDMessenger - Blueprint Communities. www1.udel.edu.
  4. Web site: Examining four Blueprint Communities. www.delawarepublic.org. 28 February 2012.