Harlan and Hollingsworth Office Building
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The Harlan and Hollingsworth Office Building is a historic structure located in Wilmington, Delaware
.
By 1910, existing office facilities at the Harlan Plant of Bethlehem Steel
(formerly Harlan and Hollingsworth
) had become inadequate, and work started on a new office building in the Colonial Revival style. Completed in 1912, the building stands on the corner of West St. and the Wilmington Rail Viaduct
. It survived the closing of the Harlan Plant in 1944, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979. The building was purchased by 100 South West Street Associates in 1991 and restored.
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
.
By 1910, existing office facilities at the Harlan Plant of Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Steel
The Bethlehem Steel Corporation , based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was once the second-largest steel producer in the United States, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel. After a decline in the U.S...
(formerly Harlan and Hollingsworth
Harlan and Hollingsworth
Harlan & Hollingsworth was a Wilmington, Delaware, firm that constructed ships and railroad cars during the 19th century and into the 20th century.-Founding:...
) had become inadequate, and work started on a new office building in the Colonial Revival style. Completed in 1912, the building stands on the corner of West St. and the Wilmington Rail Viaduct
Wilmington Rail Viaduct
The Wilmington Rail Viaduct is a series of fills and bridges, about long, that carry the Northeast Corridor through the city of Wilmington, Delaware above street level...
. It survived the closing of the Harlan Plant in 1944, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979. The building was purchased by 100 South West Street Associates in 1991 and restored.
See also
- Jackson and Sharp CompanyJackson and Sharp CompanyJackson and Sharp Company was an American railroad car manufacturer and shipbuilder in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company was founded in 1863 by Job H. Jackson , a tinsmith and retail merchant, and Jacob F. Sharp Jackson and Sharp Company was an American railroad car manufacturer...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, DelawareNational Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, DelawareThis is a list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware:This page was transferred for reasons of size from National Register of Historic Places listings in New Castle County, Delaware, of which it is an integral part...