Church Street Historic District (Wilmington, Delaware)

Church Street Historic District

Empire style building at 8th and Church
Location Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°44′21″N 75°32′26″W / 39.73917°N 75.54056°W / 39.73917; -75.54056Coordinates: 39°44′21″N 75°32′26″W / 39.73917°N 75.54056°W / 39.73917; -75.54056
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1880 (1880)
Architectural style Second Empire, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 87000944[1]
Added to NRHP June 12, 1987

Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings, 22 of which are single family fully attached rowhouse dwellings. They are primarily two-story, brick structures. It also includes a large Second Empire building which was originally a saloon and hotel, a bar and restaurant which also has Second Empire elements, and a smaller Queen Anne style store. The area developed between about 1880 and 1920 and many residents worked for the railroad.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Susan J. Eggert and Priscilla M. Thompson (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church Street Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying 15 photos
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