Holloway Terrace, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States

39°42′06″N 75°32′47″W / 39.70167°N 75.54639°W / 39.70167; -75.54639CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCounty New CastleElevation

39 ft (12 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code302GNIS feature ID214105^[1]

Holloway Terrace is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Holloway Terrace is located on the outskirts of the city of Wilmington along Delaware Route 9 and Interstate 295, southwest of the Port of Wilmington.

History

Lots in the community, an early suburb of Wilmington, were first sold in May 1916.^[2] The Wilmington Evening Journal reported that 300 plots of land had sold on the first day; these sales included subscriptions to the Evening Journal.^[3]

Holloway Terrace was adjacent to the New Castle Trolley Line.^[3]

The residents formed the Holloway Terrace Civic Association and Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 on September 20, 1921, to provide representation and protection for the community.^[4]

By 1966, Holloway Terrace had a population of 1,100.^[5] This area continued to grow, and by the 1970s, the majority of Delawareans lived in the suburbs surrounding Wilmington, including early suburbs like Holloway Terrace, Claymont, and Holly Oak.^[6]

References

^ "Holloway Terrace". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "300 Lots Sold First Day". Wilmington Evening Journal. May 8, 1916. p. 9. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Three Hundred Lots at Holloway Terrace Have Already Been Sold". Wilmington Evening Journal. May 8, 1916. p. 24. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ "History - Holloway Terrace Fire Company - New Castle County, Delaware". Ht20fc.com. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
^ Heck, L. W.; Wraight, A. Joseph; Orth, Donald J.; Carter, J. R.; Winkle, L. G. Van; Hazen, Janet (1966). Delaware Place Names. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 55. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ Munroe, John Andrew (2006). History of Delaware. University of Delaware Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-87413-947-1.