Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District

Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District
Location Roughly North Market St. between 6th and 9th Avenues, Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°44′34″N 75°32′59″W / 39.74278°N 75.54972°W / 39.74278; -75.54972Coordinates: 39°44′34″N 75°32′59″W / 39.74278°N 75.54972°W / 39.74278; -75.54972
Area 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built 1870 (1870)-1968
Architect Multiple
NRHP reference # 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

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Downtown Wilmington Historic District". City of Wilmington. Retrieved 2017-11-06.


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