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Photograph of Delaware Governor's Mansion
Photograph by Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard, Photographer, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Governor's House

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

From the record

“The Delaware Governor's Mansion, also known as Woodburn or Governor's House, is the official residence of the governor of Delaware and the governor's family. It is located in Dover, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Governor's House" in 1972.”

Wikipedia article Delaware Governor's Mansion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 136 National Register listings published here for Kent County · listed in 1972 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Kings Hwy., Dover, 19901
  • When was it listed? December 1972
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Dover
  • Architectural style. Georgian architecture
  • National Register reference number. 72000279 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

9 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Governor's House between 2002 and 2014, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined6
Recreation and ceremony2
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeSTEAM FIRE
4 June 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 June 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
13 May 2014Recreation and ceremony1.5 acresDelaware Forest Servicenot named
6 April 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
14 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
1 March 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
19 February 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Every fire recorded in Kent County

Mines and quarries near this property

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Governor's House: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dover Equip. Co. Dredge No. 7Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
George Nashold Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
George Nashold Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
St Jones River Gravel Co Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Tarburton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Tarburton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Kent County

Storms near this property

36 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dover, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1998Thunderstorm WindDover$1,500,000no account filed
September 2008LightningDover$5,000A lightning strike caused two-thirds of Dover to lose power for about 90 minutes during the afternoon of the 9th.
April 1993HailDover$5,000no account filed
February 2014Thunderstorm WindDover$1,000A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs in Dover, one of which punctured the roof of the Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity ReStore building. Rain water leaked into the building and damaged the rear of the store. No injuries were reported. A wind gust to 47 mph occurred at the Dover Air Force Base.
April 2023HailDover-Public reports nickel-sized hail. Time estimated via radar.
June 2019HailDover-Hail up to quarter size was reported.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindDover-Trees and wires were blown down. Time estimated from radar.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindDover-Trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds on several roads in Dover.
August 2017FloodDover-Water on route 13 near White Oak road.
August 2017FloodDover-Minor street flooding in Dover.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindDover-Trees and wires down across Kent county with 1,500 people without power.
September 2016Heavy RainDover-Just under four inches of rain fell.
September 2016Heavy RainDover-Just over four inches of rain was measured.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindDover-A severe thunderstorm knocked down numerous trees in Dover. Just west of Dover, a wind gust of 51 mph was measured in Voshell Cove.
June 2014Flash FloodDover-Thunderstorms with heavy downpours caused flash flooding within Dover. Lockerman Street was flooded and closed. A water rescue saved one person from a trapped vehicle. A few buses were also surrounded by flood waters within the city. Event precipitation totals included 1.78 inches in Dover.
July 2013FloodDover-Runoff from the heavy rain caused flooding along the Saint Jones River twice on the 12th and 13th. The Saint Jones River in Dover was above its 6 foot flood stage from 542 p.m. EDT through 730 p.m. EDT on the 12th and again from 1254 a.m. EDT through 637 p.m. EDT on the 13th. Its highest crest was 6.80 feet at 715 a.m. EDT on the 13th.
June 2013Flash FloodDover-Heavy rain led to flash flooding along some roadways and along smaller rivers in Kent County. Road closures were reported during the evening of the 7th. Of note, Saulsbury Road in Dover was closed due to flooding. In addition, the Saint Jones River at Dover was above its 6 foot flood stage from 511 a.m. EDT through 1022 p.m. EDT on the 8th, and it crested at 6.62 feet at 1215 p.m. EDT. Event precipitation totals included 5.19 inches in Smyrna, 4.83 inches in Dover, and 3.70 inches in Felton.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindDover-Several trees were reported down, including trees in the area of North Bradford Street. Additional trees and wires were reported down in Smyrna and Hartly.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindDover-A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees within Dover. A wind gust of 55 mph was measured at nearby Dover Air Force Base.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindDover-A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees and tree limbs in Dover.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindDover-A wind gust of 77 mph was measured at the Dover Air Force Base during a severe thunderstorm. The severe thunderstorm also caused wind damage at the base.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindDover-A severe thunderstorm knocked down a few trees in Dover.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindDover-A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Dover including one on White Oak Road.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindDover-A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and wires across roadways west of Dover.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindDover-A severe thunderstorm caused roof damage to a building within the Enterprise Building Park in Dover.
September 2008HailDover-no account filed
April 2006HailDover-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindDover-no account filed
June 2004Flash FloodDover-no account filed
September 2003Thunderstorm WindDover-no account filed
June 2002HailDover-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindDover-no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindDover-no account filed
August 2000LightningDover-no account filed
August 1997Flash FloodDover-no account filed
April 1996Thunderstorm WindDover-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kent County

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 miles

Other 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 PropertyDistance Listed
Palmer Home0.2 miles1988
John Bullen House0.3 miles1975
Victorian Dover Historic District0.3 miles1979
Old Statehouse0.4 miles1971
Bradford-Loockerman House0.4 miles1972
Delaware State Museum Buildings0.4 miles1972

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 72000279 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Kent CountyAll 136 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.