Henry Townsend Building

Henry Townsend Building
Henry Townsend Building, June 2010
Henry Townsend Building is located in Delaware
Henry Townsend Building
Location within Delaware
Henry Townsend Building is located in the United States
Henry Townsend Building
Location within the United States
Location709 N. Market St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°44′35″N 75°32′59″W / 39.743068°N 75.549779°W / 39.743068; -75.549779
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1913 (1913)-1914
Architectural styleRenaissance, Beaux Arts
Part ofDowntown Wilmington Commercial Historic District (ID10000079[2])
MPSMarket Street MRA (64000105)
NRHP reference No.85000157[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1985
Designated CPMarch 24, 2017

Henry Townsend Building is a historic commercial/residential building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1913–1914, and is a four-story, five bay commercial apartment building with a rectangular plan built of wall bearing brick construction. It features a limestone facade with ornate denticulated cornice supported by four large brackets in the Beaux Arts style. Between 1922 and 1964, the first floor was used as a W. T. Grant Department Store.[3]

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

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: Henry Townsend Building". and Accompanying photo


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