Exchange Building - Newark, Delaware - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Exchange Building, also known as Center Building, Center Hall, and the Grange Building is a historic commercial building located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1880 and is a three story rectangular, stucco coated building with a five bay facade. It features a deep mansard roof enclosing the third floor and covered in slate in the Second Empire style. A prison cell dated to about 1905 is located in the building's basement when, reportedly, a courthouse was located at this address. A barber shop has operated in the same location on the first floor of the Exchange Building for over 100 years.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

- Wikipedia

Initially the building was a cooperative store on the first floor and a Grange Hall on the third. Over the years the building has served many purposes on the first a post office, a meat and oyster market, a tobacco shop, tailor shop and barbershop. The third floor served as a social hall. Currently the building is used as a restaurant and bar and appears to be in good condition.

Street address: 154--158 E. Main St. Newark, Delaware County / Borough / Parish: New Castle Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Social Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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