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Lower Market Street Historic District

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Architect
  
Royer Bros.

Area
  
5 ha

Lower Market Street Historic District

Location
  
Market St., Wilmington, Delaware

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal

NRHP Reference #
  
80000936, 85000314 (Boundary Increase)

Added to NRHP
  
May 15, 1980, February 21, 1985 (Boundary Increase)

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.

References

Lower Market Street Historic District Wikipedia