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A landmark home
A landmark home
Article by Artika Casini Photos courtesy of UD's Center for Historic Architecture and Design January 08, 2026
A multi-year research effort brings historic recognition to Delaware residence with presidential connection
It can be a hard job, watching history fade.
"A lot of what we do is document houses before they're torn down," said Catherine Morrissey, interim director for the University of Delaware's Center for Historic Architecture and Design (CHAD).
Last year, the Center celebrated a rare opposite - what Morrissey calls "a real feel-good moment in preservation" - when a Newark, Delaware, home was added to the National Register of Historic Places following years of research and statewide collaboration.
This wasn't just any home. The Mitchell-Biden home offers a layered look at 19th century Delaware through the lens of the state's most famous resident.
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