Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District
Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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 |
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]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
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References[]
- ^ 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 2017-11-06.
Categories:
- Historic districts in Wilmington, Delaware
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
- National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware
- Delaware Registered Historic Place stubs