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Townsend Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
House on Main Street
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Location	Roughly bounded by Gray, Ginn and South, Lattamus and Main Sts., and Commerce St. and Cannery Ln. and Railroad Ave., Townsend, Delaware
Coordinates	39°23′39″N 75°41′33″W / 39.39417°N 75.69250°W / 39.39417; -75.69250
Area	46 acres (19 ha)
Built by	Maloney, Thomas; et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	86001029
Added to NRHP	May 8, 1986

Townsend Historic District is a national historic district located at Townsend, New Castle County, Delaware. It encompasses 216 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in the crossroads and railroad village of Townsend. It includes a mix of commercial and residential buildings primarily dating to the late-19th century and early-20th century. Notable buildings include the Immanuel M. E. Church and Parsonage, Lattamus store (1851), Dr. Niles house (c. 1910), Maloney Store, Townsend-Dickenson Hotel/Harmon's Drug Store, Evan's Store (c. 1900), Hart's Grain, Seed and Coal Store, S. Townsend house (c. 1840), Winfield Cottage (c. 1870), school (1932), and the former St. Mary's Episcopal Church.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

• Immanuel Church
• 304 Main St.
• 314 Main St.
• 637 Commerce St.
• 607 Commerce St.
• 611 Commerce St.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Valerie Cesna and Hubert F. Jicha, III (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Townsend Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 39 photos

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. DE-24, "Townsend Water Tower, Lattomus Avenue, Townsend, New Castle, DE"

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Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex
Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)
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• Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
• Buildings and structures in New Castle County, Delaware
• Historic American Engineering Record in Delaware
• National Register of Historic Places in New Castle County, Delaware
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