New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse

New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse
Location 14th and Poplar Sts., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°44′49″N 75°32′28″W / 39.747047°N 75.541173°W / 39.747047; -75.541173Coordinates: 39°44′49″N 75°32′28″W / 39.747047°N 75.541173°W / 39.747047; -75.541173
Area 1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Early Commercial
NRHP reference # 83001401[1]
Added to NRHP June 16, 1983

New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse, also known as the Kaumagraph Building, is a historic warehouse building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1917, and is a three-story, rectangular steel, concrete, and brick building. The building measures 100 feet by 200 feet and features a projecting roof cornice, flat roof, and large window areas. It is characterized as a fireproof industrial building in the commercial style of the early 1900s. It was originally built as a warehouse to store goatskins for a Wilmington kid leather manufacturer and later housed the plant and offices of a specialty printing firm.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the East Brandywine Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Priscilla M. Thompson (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse". and Accompanying 15 photos


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