Townsend, Henry, Building

709 N. Market St., Wilmington, Delaware. County/parish: New Castle.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 30, 1985. NRIS 85000157.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • state survey no.: N.7588/N.763

From Wikipedia:

Henry Townsend Building

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.

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323711

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