Market St., Wilmington, Delaware. County/parish: New Castle.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 15, 1980. NRIS 80000936.
100 contributing buildings.
Lower Market Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 132 contributing buildings the central business district of Wilmington. It includes attached commercial and commercial/residential structures dating from the mid-18th to the early-20th century. The buildings reflect a variety of popular architectural styles including Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Federal, and Art Deco. Notable buildings include the Farmers Bank (1912), Jake's Market (c. 1870), Wilmington and Brandywine Bank, Joshua Conner and Sons, J.T. Montgomery Jewelry Store, and Wilmington Publishing Company Building.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a boundary increase in 1985.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75324277