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Charles Schagrin Building

Coordinates: 39°44′32″N 75°32′59″W / 39.742220°N 75.549788°W / 39.742220; -75.549788
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Charles Schagrin Building
Charles Schagrin Building, June 2011
Charles Schagrin Building is located in Delaware
Charles Schagrin Building
Charles Schagrin Building is located in the United States
Charles Schagrin Building
Location608 N. Market St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°44′32″N 75°32′59″W / 39.742220°N 75.549788°W / 39.742220; -75.549788
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1918 (1918), 1948
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSMarket Street MRA
NRHP reference No.85000156[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1985

Charles Schagrin Building is a historic commercial building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in the first quarter of the 19th century, with a new facade added in 1918, and modified again in 1948. It is a three-story, single bay commercial building with a rectangular plan built of wall bearing brick construction. It features a recessed display window, vertical black granite strips on both sides of the building, a stuccoed sign framed by horizontal copper bands, a large single-light central window with a stepped concrete window frame, and is in the Art Deco style.[2]

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. ^ Alan Hawk (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charles Schagrin Building". and Accompanying photo