Max Keil Building (700 N. Market Street)

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
Max Keil Building (700 N. Market Street) is located in Delaware
Max Keil Building (700 N. Market Street)
Max Keil Building (700 N. Market Street) is located in the United States
Max Keil Building (700 N. Market Street)
Coordinates39°44′34″N 75°32′58″W / 39.742650°N 75.549405°W / 39.742650; -75.549405
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1938 (1938)
ArchitectBallinger, H. M.
Architectural styleModerne
Part ofDowntown Wilmington Commercial Historic District (ID10000079[2])
MPSMarket Street MRA (64000105)
NRHP reference No.85000153[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1985
Designated CPMarch 24, 2017

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

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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 (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Max Keil Building". and Accompanying photo