Wilmington Trust Company Bank
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Wilmington Trust Company Bank is a historic bank
building located at Newark
in New Castle County, Delaware
. It was built about 1926 and is a one story, rectangular plan brick structure with a cast concrete / cement Neoclassical
facade. It was built originally by the Farmer's Trust Company of
Newark and converted to a branch of the Wilmington Trust Company
when it acquired the former in 1952.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982.
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
building located at Newark
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
in New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
. It was built about 1926 and is a one story, rectangular plan brick structure with a cast concrete / cement Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
facade. It was built originally by the Farmer's Trust Company of
Newark and converted to a branch of the Wilmington Trust Company
Wilmington Trust
Wilmington Trust was founded on July 8, 1903 as a banking, trust, and safe deposit company by DuPont president T. Coleman du Pont.On November 1, 2010, Wilmington Trust announced a merger with M&T Bank, of Buffalo, NY. The deal values 107-year-old Wilmington Trust at $3.84 a share, or 46 percent...
when it acquired the former in 1952.
It was added to 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 1982.