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The original layout for Overlook Colony was originally designed by city planner and landscape architect John Nolan while the buildings were designed by architect
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Some the homes have been expanded and restored to historic specifications. The community center was restored in 2000.
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and the University of Delaware to reinvigorate distressed neighborhoods.
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It was developed in the early 1910s largely as workforce housing of the
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It has been designated a "Blueprint Community", an initiative by
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Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware
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Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
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Unincorporated community
Overlook Colony street soon after opening
Overlook Colony is located in Delaware
Overlook Colony is located in the United States
39°48′15″N 75°28′09″W / 39.80417°N 75.46917°W / 39.80417; -75.46917
Country
State
Delaware
County
New Castle
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
Area code
302
GNIS
unincorporated community
Claymont
New Castle County
Delaware
Philadelphia Pike
Interstate 95
CSX Transportation
Philadelphia Subdivision
Naamans Creek
H. Errol Coffin
General Chemical Company
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh

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