United States Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse (Wilmington, Delaware)

The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse, also known as Main Post Office and the Wilmington Trust Headquarters, is a historic post office, courthouse, and custom house, located on Rodney Square in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

History

The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse was designed by the Associated Federal Architects in 1933–1935 and built by Irwin & Leighton. The building was completed in 1937 on 11th and Market Streets on Rodney Square in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. In addition to historically being a post office, courthouse, and custom house, it is currently the headquarters of Wilmington Trust.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1979. It is also designated as a contributing property of the Rodney Square Historic District on March 24, 2017.

The U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse is in Classical Revival style. It is a three-story, cut stone structure with six large stone pillars across the main entrance. the gross building area is 104,669 sq. ft.
Its interior lobby features Art Moderne style with marble columns, marble floors, and two murals. The courtroom is also in Art Modern style in chandeliers, judge's bench, lawyers' tables, and jury box. There is also a Works Progress Administration painting behind the judge's box. There are three WPA painting in the post office.
A vertical modern addition now emerges from the historic facade.