- City:
- Wilmington, DE
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Federal Facilities, Post Offices
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal & Military Operations, Treasury Department
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
“The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Main Post Office, 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. It now serves as Wilmington Trust headquarters.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.” (Wikipedia)
The original building is intact, but a modern addition has been added as well.
Source notes
https://www.fjc.gov/history/courthouses.nsf/getcourthouse?OpenAgent&chid=B4249AFFCD7B3FFE8525718B0056F2FC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Post_Office,_Courthouse,_and_Customhouse_%28Wilmington,_Delaware%29Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on September 8, 2013.
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