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National Register of Historic Places

Prospect A.M.E. Church

On the National Register since 20233 years
Listed 2023Georgetown
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Prospect A.M.E. Church

Prospect A.M.E. Church, at 220 South Railroad Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 23, 2023. The Register lists it for its ethnic heritage-black, social history and religion, at the local level. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

220 South Railroad Ave., Georgetown · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Prospect A.M.E. ChurchStart here
  2. 2St. Paul's Episcopal ChurchGothic · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Joseph T. Adams HouseColonial Revival · next door
  4. 4Sussex County Courthouse and the CircleBuilding · next door
  5. 5Isaacs & Sons Cold Storage BuildingBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAllen, Richard, SchoolBuilding0.2 miBOld Sussex County CourthouseGeorgian0.3 miBBrick HotelBuilding0.3 miBRichards MansionFederal0.3 miBGardiner Wright MansionItalianate0.4 miBJudge's House and Law OfficeFederal0.4 miBPeter S. Faucett HouseVernacular0.4 miBThomas Sipple HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBGeorgetown Coal Gasification PlantBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Prospect A.M.E. Church

Is Prospect A.M.E. Church on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 23, 2023 (Register number 100009498).

Is Prospect A.M.E. Church a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Delaware has 14 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Lightship WLV 539, 14.2 miles away.

Can you visit Prospect A.M.E. Church?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.