In September 1955, W. Percival Johnson, a well known local contractor, announced his company would start the development of a new community called "Foulkwood" [3] that would have "half-acre lots with large single family homes."[3] It named for Faulk Road (which itself had been named for an early settler to the Brandywine Hundred[4]) the main roadway in the community. The development opened one year and consisted of split-level and two-story houses with a Colonial-style architectural theme.[5] The original houses were marketed for about $20,000.[6] The neighborhood's civic association was founded in 1959.[7]
A second entrance to the community, Longwood Road, was built in the 1960s. Around that time the final expansion the community was made, bringing the total number of homes to 172.[8] Speed bumps were added in 1983, after resident concerns over child safety.[9][10] Records show that many of the residents worked for DuPont.[11]
From c. 1959 until at least 1967, the community had a baseball team that competed in the Concord Baseball League (CBL).[12][13][14]
^L. W. HECK, A. J. WRAIGHT, D. J. ORTH,J. R. CARTER, L. G. VAN WINKLE, and JANET HAZEN (1966). Delaware Place Names(PDF). Geological Survey Bulletin 1245 (Report). Government Printing Office (U.S.A.).{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
