United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse (Wilmington, Delaware) explained

U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse
Location:11th and Market Sts., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates:39.7467°N -75.5467°W
Built:1933-35, 1937
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of the U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, Wilmington
Architect:Associated Federal Architects
Builder:Irwin & Leighton
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 14, 1979
Refnum:79000638
Nrhp Type2:indcp
Partof:Rodney Square Historic District
Partof Refnum:11000522[1]
Designated Nrhp Type2:March 24, 2017
Nocat:yes

The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Main Post Office and the Wilmington Trust Headquarters, is a historic post office, courthouse, and custom house, located on Rodney Square in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was designed by Irwin & Leighton in 1933–1935, and building was completed in 1937. It is in the Classical Revival. It is a three-story, cut stone structure with six large stone pillars across the main entrance. the gross building area is 104,669 sq. ft.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. A modern Wilmington Trust office building now emerges from the facade.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rodney Square Historic District . Ferguson . Logan I. . . . September 30, 2010 . May 25, 2024.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79000638}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse]. Charles A. Preston, Jr. . August 1978. and