Govatos'/McVey Building

Govatos'/McVey Building
Govatos'/McVey Building, January 2010
Govatos'/McVey Building is located in Delaware
Govatos'/McVey Building
Govatos'/McVey Building is located in the United States
Govatos'/McVey Building
Location800 N. Market St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°44′36″N 75°32′56″W / 39.743368°N 75.548848°W / 39.743368; -75.548848
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1895 (1895)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Queen Anne
Part ofDowntown Wilmington Commercial Historic District (ID10000079[2])
MPSMarket Street MRA
NRHP reference No.85000150[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1985
Designated CPMarch 24, 2017

Govatos'/McVey Building is a historic commercial building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1895, and is a three-story, rectangular plan building of bearing wall brick construction. During the first half of the 20th century, it was converted into a restaurant, candy factory/shop by removing original storefronts along East Eighth Street. The building features large half-hexagonal pedimented copper bays on the second and third stories in the Queen Anne style. The building has housed Govatos Chocolates since 1910–1918. Govatos is the last candy making firm in Wilmington and still makes hand-dipped candy by the same method as in 1894.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ McMahon, Kevin (September 9, 2016) [March 4, 2016]. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Alan Hawk (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Govatos'/McVey Building". and Accompanying photo