Auburn Heights Preserve Yorklyn, Delaware

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 61
Yorklyn, DE 19736

Street Address

3000 Creek Rd. (DE Rt. 82)
Yorklyn, DE 19736

Phone: 302-239-2385
Fax: 302-239-2385
Email:
Web: www.AuburnHeights.org

Museum Hours

Open Houses eight days per year - call for info
Open for tours by appointment - groups of 8 or more.

Admissions

Steamin' Days $10.00 Adults, $7.00 children 12 and under, Mansion tours $8.00 additional (limited number)

Description

Auburn Heights Preserve is an 1897 Victorian country estate surrounded by 200+ acres of preserved open space. The property is being donated to the State of Delaware in 2008 by its current occupants, the third generation of the Marshall family to live there.

Auburn Heights is home to the Marshall Collection of steam-powered automobiles, generally regarded as the world's pre-eminent steam car collection (15 Stanley Steamers plus 2 Packards and a Rauch & Lang electric car).

This is an OPERATING museum: all cars in the collection are drivable, and the museum offers rides on one of the steam cars and the electric car on its public event days.

In addition, a 1/8-size steam-powered railroad circles the estate, offering rides to public event guests.

History

Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve is an outgrowth of the Marshall Steam Team, which Thomas C. Marshall, Jr. founded in 1997 to pass along his knowledge of the art of steam car operation and maintenance. In 2003, Mr. & Mrs. Marshall announced their agreement with the State of Delaware to turn their home, Auburn Heights, over to the State in 2008, ending a continuous Marshall family occupation of the property that dates back to its construction in 1897.

The Marshall Steam Team was formally re-organized as The Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve in 2004. The group will own the Marshall auto and railroad collections, operate them and generally assist the state in caring for and operating the property.

Artifacts Collections

Antique Automobiles, Mineature Steam Locomotives, Model trains, antique toys and musical instruments

·	15 steam-powered autos (Stanley Steamers) dating from 1901-1022, constituting the world's largest operating collection of steam cars.
·	2 Packards (1932 & 1937)
·	1 Rauch & Lang electric car (1916)
·	1/8-size steam railroad approx 5/8 mile long with 2 4-8-4 steam locomotives.
·	Misc. toys, electric trains, turn-of-the-century photographs that the Marshall family has owned over the years since 1897.

Library

Access: Members
Appointment required: True

Services




Publications

·	Auburn Heights Herald
·	Weekly News
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Programs

No formal educational program in place yet.

Staff

Robert J. Reilly, Executive Director
Phone: 302-239-2385
Fax: 302-239-2385
Email:


Museum Type

Culture
History
Historic House
Park
Science

Governance

Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The property itself is being donated to the State of Delaware in 2008. Its collections of antique cars and trains will belong to the Friends, who will continue to operate them at the site.



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