Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“House is a historic home located at Christiana, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the late-18th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling.”
Wikipedia article James Stewart Jr. House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 411 National Register listings published here for New Castle County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of James Stewart Jr. House between 2004 and 2005, burning about 7 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/undetermined | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 22 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 19 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 November 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of James Stewart Jr. House: 12 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Delaware Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Delaware Brick Co. Pit and Mill | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Iron Hill Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Constructors Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Delaware Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Delaware Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Freeway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Freeway Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Route 40 Farm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles Allen House | 0.5 miles | 1983 |
 | Christiana Historic District | 2.1 miles | 1974 |
 | John Lewden House | 2.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Old Fort Church | 2.3 miles | 1983 |
 | Public School No. 111-C | 2.3 miles | 1979 |
 | Buena Vista | 2.5 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83001340 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| New Castle County | All 411 listed properties in this county. |
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