Govatos'/McVey Building
Govatos'/McVey Building | |
 Govatos'/McVey Building, January 2010 | |
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| Location | 800 N. Market St., Wilmington, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′36″N 75°32′56″W / 39.743368°N 75.548848°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Queen Anne |
| Part of | Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District (ID10000079[2]) |
| MPS | Market Street MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000150[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 30, 1985 |
| Designated CP | March 24, 2017 |
Govatos'/McVey Building is a historic commercial building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1895, and is a three-story, rectangular plan building of bearing wall brick construction. During the first half of the 20th century, it was converted into a restaurant, candy factory/shop by removing original storefronts along East Eighth Street. The building features large half-hexagonal pedimented copper bays on the second and third stories in the Queen Anne style. The building has housed Govatos Chocolates since 1910–1918. Govatos is the last candy making firm in Wilmington and still makes hand-dipped candy by the same method as in 1894.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
See also
[edit]- Reynold's Candy Company Building
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware
References
[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: Govatos'/McVey Building". and Accompanying photo
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- Queen Anne architecture in Delaware
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- National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware
- 1895 establishments in Delaware
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Delaware
- American confectionery
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