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One of 411 National Register listings published here for New Castle County · listed in 2017 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Cox-Phillips-Mitchell Agricultural Complex
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 5 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Listed as. Cox--Phillips--Mitchell Agricultural Complex - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
- Address. 1651 & 1655 Old Wilmington Rd., Hockessin, 19707
- When was it listed? March 2017
- Category. site
- Census division. Piedmont
- National Register reference number. 100000729 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
12 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Cox-Phillips-Mitchell Agricultural Complex between 2003 and 2018, burning about 8 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 July 2011 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Pennsylvania Division of Forest Fire Protection | WOODWARD FIRE |
| 23 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Pennsylvania Division of Forest Fire Protection | not named |
| 22 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 19 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cox-Phillips-Mitchell Agricultural Complex: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairville Mica Occurrence | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this property
43 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hockessin, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 32 thunderstorm wind, 7 lightning, 2 hail, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | 1 hurt | Video sent in of trees down on tents at a festival, causing the tents to collapse. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Hockessin | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | $250,000 | A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in the Hockessin, Coffee Run, Westminster, Canterbury Hills and Bella Vista areas of Mill Creek Hundred. A couple of homes and vehicles were damaged by the fallen trees. In the Westmister Development, old, massive trees were knocked down. Three homes on Ambleside Drive were so badly damaged by fallen trees that they were condemned. One garage with three Cadillacs within it was crushed on the same street. In Canterbury Hills, about fifty trees alone were knocked down and caused minor damage to homes. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | $25,000 | A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and wires across the northern tier of New Castle County. One tree fell onto a home in Talleysville. |
| June 2014 | Lightning | Hockessin | $10,000 | A lightning strike started a house fire in Hockessin (Mill Creek Hundred). No injuries were reported. |
| April 2009 | Lightning | Hockessin | $10,000 | A lightning strike and the ensuing fire damaged a first floor back room of a house on Gates Circle in Hockessin (Mill Creek Hundred). The fire was under control at 930 p.m. EDT that evening and no injuries were reported. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | $5,000 | A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and wires with scattered power outages in New Castle County. One downed tree damaged a home in New Castle. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Hockessin | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Lightning | Hockessin | $10 | A house was struck by lightning. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Numerous reports of tree damage and powerlines down across much of northern New Castle County. Time estimated. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Hockessin | - | Multiple reports of flooded roads to the point of being impassable were reported around Hockessin. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Report of trees and wires down around Hockessin, DE. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Trees and wires down around Hockessin. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed multiple trees in Hockessin. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A structure collapsed. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Report of multiple trees down across Meetinghouse and Benge Roads in Hockessin. Time estimated via radar. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Path of significant tree damage reported between Yorktowne and Highland Meadows neighborhoods. Some minor siding damage to houses. Photos via social media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Delayed report. Photos received show three very large trees uprooted and some other nearby trees had branches sheared off on Brackenville Road in Hockessin. The damage was localized. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Some tree limbs down. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Hockessin | - | Significant flooding occurred along Lancaster Pike in Hockessin with at least one vehicle trapped in the flood waters. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | Trees down in Hockessin. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in Hockessin (Mill Creek Hundred). |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees across the northern tier of New Castle County. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees along Brackenville Road in Mill Creek Hundred. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Hockessin (Mill Creek Hundred). |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees across northern New Castle County. About 500 Delmarva Power homes and businesses lost power. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm produced damaging wind gusts in western New Castle County along with some small hail (around half an inch in diameter). In Hockessin, large tree limbs were knocked down along Brackenville Road. In Lindell, several large trees were knocked down along the Mill Creek from Limestone Road south to Kirkwood Highway. While the thunderstorm weakened as it moved into eastern New Castle County, it still produced some pea size hail and a wind gust to 45 mph at the New Castle County Airport. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm tore down large tree limbs in Hockessin (Mill Creek Hundred). |
| May 2010 | Hail | Hockessin | - | A thunderstorm dropped nickel size hail in Hockessin. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Hockessin | - | Quarter size hail fell from a severe thunderstorm in Hockessin (Mill Creek Hundred). |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires in northwestern New Castle County and hit the Hockessin area of Mill Creek Hundred the hardest. Millcreek Road and Evanson Road were closed because of downed trees. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in the county, about 125 were still without power the night of the 25th. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and wires across the northern tier of Delaware. About 16,000 homes and businesses lost power in New Castle County. Half of them were still without power at 9 p.m. EDT that evening. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm tore down trees across the northern tier of New Castle from Hockessin to Greenville. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm tore down large tree limbs and wires across the northern tier of New Castle County. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees, tree limbs and wires in New Castle County, affecting the western part of the county the hardest. About 4,500 homes and businesses lost power in New Castle County. All power was restored by the morning of the 28th. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hockessin | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Public School No. 29 | 0.5 miles | 1978 |
 | Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse | 0.7 miles | 1973 |
 | T. Pierson Farm | 1.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Auburn Mills Historic District | 1.3 miles | 1980 |
 | A. Armstrong Farm | 1.4 miles | 1986 |
 | Springer Farm | 1.4 miles | 1986 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100000729 in Record Group 79. |
| New Castle County | All 411 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.