New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse

New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse, also known as the Kaumagraph Building, is a historic warehouse building located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1917, and is a three-story, rectangular steel, concrete, and brick building. The building measures 100 feet by 200 feet and features a projecting roof cornice, flat roof, and large window areas. It is characterized as a fireproof industrial building in the commercial style of the early 1900s. It was originally built as a warehouse to store goatskins for a Wilmington kid leather manufacturer and later housed the plant and offices of a specialty printing firm.[2]

New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse
Location14th and Poplar Sts., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39.747047°N 75.541173°W / 39.747047; -75.541173
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.83001401[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1983

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the East Brandywine Historic District.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Priscilla M. Thompson (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse". and Accompanying 15 photos


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