Church Street Historic District (Wilmington, Delaware)

Church Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Empire style building at 8th and Church
Location	Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°44′21″N 75°32′26″W / 39.73917°N 75.54056°WCoordinates: 39°44′21″N 75°32′26″W / 39.73917°N 75.54056°W
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1880
Architectural style	Second Empire, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	87000944[1]
Added to NRHP	June 12, 1987

Church Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 26 contributing buildings, 22 of which are single family fully attached rowhouse dwellings. They are primarily two-story, brick structures. It also includes a large Second Empire building which was originally a saloon and hotel, a bar and restaurant which also has Second Empire elements, and a smaller Queen Anne style store. The area developed between about 1880 and 1920 and many residents worked for the railroad.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Susan J. Eggert and Priscilla M. Thompson (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church Street Historic District" (PDF). and Accompanying 15 photos