Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District

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]

Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly North Market St. between 6th and 9th Avenues, Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°44′34″N 75°32′59″W
Area	12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1870 (1870)-1968
Architect	Multiple
NRHP reference No.	100000790[1]
Added to NRHP	March 24, 2017

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Downtown Wilmington Historic District". City of Wilmington. Retrieved 2017-11-06.