Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District is a national historic district in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 44 buildings in the city's downtown, most on North Market Street between 6th and 9th avenues. The district was the commercial center of the city between roughly 1870 and 1968, and contains an architecturally distinguished collection of late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture. The Grand Opera House, built in 1871, is the oldest surviving building in the district.[2]
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| Location | Roughly North Market St. between 6th and 9th Avenues, Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′34″N 75°32′59″W / 39.74278°N 75.54972°W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1870-1968 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000790[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 2017 |
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
Contributing properties edit
The district includes 45 contributing properties including 12 that are also individually listed on the National Register[3]:
- North Market Street
- 600: Delmarva Power and Light Building
- 605: Crosby and Hill Building
- 700: Max Keil Building (1875)
- 703: Reynold's Candy Company Building
- 704-706: Braunstein's Building
- 709: Henry Townsend Building
- 712: Max Keil Building (1850)
- 800: Govatos'/McVey Building
- 818: Grand Opera House
- 838: Wilmington Savings Fund Society
- 839: F. W. Woolworth Building
- North Shipley Street
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Downtown Wilmington Historic District". City of Wilmington. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ McMahon, Kevin (September 9, 2016) [March 4, 2016]. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 26, 2024.