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Braunstein's Building

Coordinates: 39°44′34″N 75°32′57″W / 39.742764°N 75.549287°W / 39.742764; -75.549287
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Braunstein's Building
Braunstein Building, January 2010
Braunstein's Building is located in Delaware
Braunstein's Building
Braunstein's Building is located in the United States
Braunstein's Building
Location704-706 N. Market St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°44′34″N 75°32′57″W / 39.742764°N 75.549287°W / 39.742764; -75.549287
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1900 (1900), 1924
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
Part ofDowntown Wilmington Commercial Historic District (ID10000079[2])
MPSMarket Street MRA (64000105)
NRHP reference No.85003190[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1985
Designated CPMarch 24, 2017

Braunstein's Building is a historic commercial building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It consists of two buildings built about 1900, and combined in 1924 as a single unit. The building at 704 is a four-story, two bay brick commercial building and the buildings at 706 is a four-story, three bay brick commercial building. It features a unifying first floor display window made of pressed metal, with accents of raised bands, panels with basket weave design, and stained glass in the Beaux Arts style. The storefront was added in 1924.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ McMahon, Kevin (September 9, 2016) [March 4, 2016]. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Alan Hawk and Susan Eggert (January 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Braunstein's Building". and Accompanying four photos