[1][2][3] Union Park Gardens first served as housing for shipyard workers of the United States Shipping Board's Emergency Fleet Corporation.

[4] The Liberty Land Company and Lynch Construction Company built houses in Union Park Gardens for the United States Shipping Board during World War I.

"A curved parkway, open spaces, a variety of architectural styles and materials, and the garden-like setting were essential in creating the warm, inviting atmosphere which remains to this day."

On February 27, 1922, the Emergency Fleet Corporation "received $1,573,231 for Union Park Gardens, Wilmington, Del., which was sold recently by the Gerth's Realty Experts," according to an article in the New-York Tribune.

[6] Seven Union Park Garden residents were killed in action during World War II while serving in the United States military.