F. M.   K I R B Y   C A M P U S

To guarantee the continuity of ISI's presence in the American academy, the Institute established the F. M. Kirby Campus as its national headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. The headquarters building, constructed in 1937 as a residence for the William Worth family, is situated on 23 acres alongside Hoopes Reservoir. It was renovated into an efficient contemporary office facility for ISI's employees in 1995.

The formal first floor areas of the Colonial Revival building have been retained as ISI's Regnery Library, the President's office, and multi-purpose room. The second and third floors have been converted into office space. The old carriage house now headquarters the office of the Lehrman American Studies Center.

ISI's acquisition of its national headquarters building was made possible in significant part by a generous grant from the F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. To honor the single largest gift at that time in the Institute's history, ISI's new facility is known as F. M. Kirby Campus, and the main building is F. M. Kirby Hall.

The Institute received a 1997 Historic Preservation Award for its renovation of the former Worth Estate into the ISI headquarters.

Directions to F.M. Kirby Campus, ISI's Headquarters

Read more about ISI's headquarters here.