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United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse (Wilmington, Delaware)

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Built
  
1933-35, 1937

NRHP Reference #
  
79000638

Architectural style
  
Neoclassical architecture

Built by
  
Irwin & Leighton

Area
  
5,300 m²

Added to NRHP
  
14 June 1979

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Location
  
11th and Market Sts., Wilmington, Delaware

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The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Main Post Office, is a historic post office, courthouse, and custom house, located on Rodney Square in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by Irwin & Leighton in 1933-1935, and building was completed in 1937. It is in the Classical Revival. It is a three-story, cut stone structure with six large stone pillars across the main entrance. the gross building area is 104,669 sq. ft. It now serves as Wilmington Trust headquarters.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse (Wilmington, Delaware) Wikipedia