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Lower Market Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
200 bk N. Market Street, June 2010
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Location	Market St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates	39°44′21″N 75°33′07″W / 39.73917°N 75.55194°W / 39.73917; -75.55194
Area	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Architect	Royer Bros.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	80000936, 85000314 (Boundary Increase)
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1980, February 21, 1985 (Boundary Increase)

Lower Market Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 132 contributing buildings the central business district of Wilmington. It includes attached commercial and commercial/residential structures dating from the mid-18th to the early-20th century. The buildings reflect a variety of popular architectural styles including Classical Revival, Greek Revival, Federal, and Art Deco. Notable buildings include the Farmers Bank (1912), Jake's Market (c. 1870), Wilmington and Brandywine Bank, Joshua Conner and Sons, J.T. Montgomery Jewelry Store, and Wilmington Publishing Company Building.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with a boundary increase in 1985.

See also

• Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Jean C. Athan (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lower Market Street Historic District". and Accompanying nine photos
3. Alan Hawk (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lower Market Street Historic District". and Accompanying nine photos

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
Topics	Contributing property Keeper of the Register Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Property types
Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex
Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)
Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks
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• Federal architecture in Delaware
• Greek Revival architecture in Delaware
• Neoclassical architecture in Delaware
• Art Deco architecture in Delaware
• Historic districts in Wilmington, Delaware
• Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
• National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware
• Delaware Registered Historic Place stubs