Max Keil Building is a historic commercial building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1875, and modified in the Art Moderne/Art Deco style in 1938. It is a three-story, single-bay commercial building with a rectangular plan built of wall bearing brick construction. The front facade features large display windows on the first floor and an austere, peach-colored terra-cotta wall with a large rectangular display window at the second and third floors.[3] In 2010, it was occupied by an outlet of Rainbow Shops.
Max Keil Building | |
 Max Keil Building, January 2010 | |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′34″N 75°32′58″W / 39.742650°N 75.549405°W |
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| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Ballinger, H. M. |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| Part of | Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District (ID10000079[2]) |
| MPS | Market Street MRA (64000105) |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000153[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1985 |
| Designated CP | March 24, 2017 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alan Hawk (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Max Keil Building". and Accompanying photo