New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse

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]

New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse
Location14th and Poplar Sts., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39.747047°N 75.541173°W / 39.747047; -75.541173
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.83001401[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1983

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

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