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National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware facts for kids

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This is a list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware:

For reasons of size, the listings in New Castle County are divided into three lists: those in Wilmington, other listings in northern New Castle County (north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal), and those in southern New Castle County (south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal).

There are 395 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Of these, 87 are in Wilmington. Five of these sites are further designated as National Historic Landmarks. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.


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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location Description
1 Augustine Paper Mill
Augustine Paper Mill
August 3, 1978
(#78000909)
N. Brandywine Park Dr.
39°45′43″N 75°33′25″W / 39.761944°N 75.556944°W / 39.761944; -75.556944 (Augustine Paper Mill)
2 Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills
Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills
December 20, 1984
(#84000439)
Rockford Rd.
39°46′06″N 75°33′47″W / 39.768333°N 75.563056°W / 39.768333; -75.563056 (Bancroft and Sons Cotton Mills)
3 Baynard Boulevard Historic District
Baynard Boulevard Historic District
July 26, 1979
(#79000631)
Baynard Blvd. between 18th St. and Concord Ave.
39°45′29″N 75°32′40″W / 39.758143°N 75.544323°W / 39.758143; -75.544323 (Baynard Boulevard Historic District)
4 Bellevue Range Rear Light Station
Bellevue Range Rear Light Station
April 26, 2006
(#06000313)
Christina River northern side, 0.3 mile west of Delaware River, 50 feet south of Cherry Island
39°43′13″N 75°31′04″W / 39.720315°N 75.517895°W / 39.720315; -75.517895 (Bellevue Range Rear Light Station)
5 Brandywine Park
Brandywine Park
December 22, 1976
(#76000574)
Roughly bounded by Augustine, 18th, and Market Sts. and Lovering Ave.
39°45′27″N 75°33′13″W / 39.757424°N 75.553590°W / 39.757424; -75.553590 (Brandywine Park)
6 Brandywine Village Historic District
Brandywine Village Historic District
February 24, 1971
(#71000229)
Roughly bounded by Brandywine Creek, Tatnall, 22nd, Gordon Sts., Vandever Ave., Mabel St., and the 14th St. bridge
39°45′04″N 75°32′29″W / 39.751111°N 75.541389°W / 39.751111; -75.541389 (Brandywine Village Historic District)
7 Braunstein's Building
Braunstein's Building
December 19, 1985
(#85003190)
704-706 N. Market St.
39°44′34″N 75°32′57″W / 39.742764°N 75.549287°W / 39.742764; -75.549287 (Braunstein's Building)
8 Dr. John A. Brown House
Dr. John A. Brown House
April 24, 1979
(#79000632)
4 7th Ave.
39°44′06″N 75°34′18″W / 39.735°N 75.571667°W / 39.735; -75.571667 (Dr. John A. Brown House)
9 Church Street Historic District
Church Street Historic District
June 12, 1987
(#87000944)
Bounded by Eighth, Locust, Seventh, and Church Sts.
39°44′21″N 75°32′26″W / 39.739167°N 75.540556°W / 39.739167; -75.540556 (Church Street Historic District)
10 Continental Army Encampment Site
Continental Army Encampment Site
December 18, 1973
(#73000547)
Lovering Ave. near Broom St.
39°45′28″N 75°33′22″W / 39.757778°N 75.556111°W / 39.757778; -75.556111 (Continental Army Encampment Site)
11 Cool Spring Park Historic District
Cool Spring Park Historic District
December 27, 1983
(#83003513)
Bounded by Park Pl., Jackson, Van Buren, and 10th Sts.
39°45′00″N 75°33′34″W / 39.75°N 75.559444°W / 39.75; -75.559444 (Cool Spring Park Historic District)
12 Crosby and Hill Building
Crosby and Hill Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000148)
605 N. Market St.
39°44′32″N 75°33′01″W / 39.742222°N 75.550278°W / 39.742222; -75.550278 (Crosby and Hill Building)
13 Delaware Academy of Medicine
Delaware Academy of Medicine
April 17, 2003
(#03000240)
1925 Lovering Ave.
39°45′44″N 75°33′42″W / 39.762222°N 75.561667°W / 39.762222; -75.561667 (Delaware Academy of Medicine)
14 Delaware Avenue Historic District
Delaware Avenue Historic District
September 13, 1976
(#76000576)
Delaware Ave. from N. Harrison to N. Broom Sts. (both sides)
39°45′18″N 75°33′34″W / 39.755°N 75.559444°W / 39.755; -75.559444 (Delaware Avenue Historic District)
15 Delaware Trust Building
Delaware Trust Building
April 18, 2003
(#03000238)
900-912 N. Market St.
39°44′41″N 75°32′52″W / 39.744814°N 75.547763°W / 39.744814; -75.547763 (Delaware Trust Building)
Residences@Rodney Square
16 Delmarva Power and Light Building
Delmarva Power and Light Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000149)
600 N. Market St.
39°44′31″N 75°33′00″W / 39.741909°N 75.549869°W / 39.741909; -75.549869 (Delmarva Power and Light Building)
DCAD
17 Jacob Dingee House
Jacob Dingee House
October 16, 1970
(#70000171)
500 Block North Market Street (formerly 105 E. 7th St.)
39°44′30″N 75°33′03″W / 39.741558°N 75.550785°W / 39.741558; -75.550785 (Jacob Dingee House)
18 Obidiah Dingee House
Obidiah Dingee House
October 21, 1970
(#70000172)
500 Block North Market Street (formerly 107 E. 7th St.)
39°44′30″N 75°33′03″W / 39.741585°N 75.550849°W / 39.741585; -75.550849 (Obidiah Dingee House)
19 P. S. Dupont High School
P. S. Dupont High School
October 23, 1986
(#86002917)
701 W. 34th St.,
39°45′51″N 75°32′00″W / 39.764167°N 75.533333°W / 39.764167; -75.533333 (P. S. Dupont High School)
Now used as a middle school.
20 East Brandywine Historic District
East Brandywine Historic District
December 19, 1985
(#85003220)
Roughly bounded by Sixteenth St., Brandywine Creek, Twelfth St., and U.S. Route 13
39°44′55″N 75°32′31″W / 39.748611°N 75.541944°W / 39.748611; -75.541944 (East Brandywine Historic District)
21 Eighth Street Park Historic District
Eighth Street Park Historic District
August 4, 1983
(#83001334)
Roughly bounded by 6th, 10th, Harrison, and Broom Sts.
39°44′56″N 75°33′47″W / 39.748889°N 75.563056°W / 39.748889; -75.563056 (Eighth Street Park Historic District)
22 Zachariah Ferris House
Zachariah Ferris House
October 19, 1970
(#70000173)
500 Block North Market Street (formerly 414 W. 2nd St.)
39°44′30″N 75°33′03″W / 39.741603°N 75.550961°W / 39.741603; -75.550961 (Zachariah Ferris House)
23 Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building
Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building
March 24, 2006
(#06000145)
701 N. Shipley St.
39°44′35″N 75°33′01″W / 39.743106°N 75.550368°W / 39.743106; -75.550368 (Foord & Massey Furniture Company Building)
24 Fort Christina
Fort Christina
October 15, 1966
(#66000260)
E. 7th St. and the Christina River, Fort Christina State Park
39°44′14″N 75°32′18″W / 39.737222°N 75.538333°W / 39.737222; -75.538333 (Fort Christina)
25 Friends Meetinghouse
Friends Meetinghouse
November 7, 1976
(#76000577)
4th and West Sts.
39°44′31″N 75°33′17″W / 39.741944°N 75.554722°W / 39.741944; -75.554722 (Friends Meetinghouse)
26 Gibraltar
Gibraltar
September 14, 1998
(#98001098)
250 Pennsylvania Ave.
39°45′41″N 75°34′30″W / 39.761389°N 75.575000°W / 39.761389; -75.575000 (Gibraltar)
DeArmond, Ashmead & Bickley, architects of 1915 alteration.
27 Govatos'/McVey Building
Govatos'/McVey Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000150)
800 N. Market St.
39°44′36″N 75°32′56″W / 39.743368°N 75.548848°W / 39.743368; -75.548848 (Govatos'/McVey Building)
28 Grace United Methodist Church
Grace United Methodist Church
November 12, 1983
(#83001393)
9th and West Sts.
39°44′47″N 75°33′06″W / 39.746366°N 75.551594°W / 39.746366; -75.551594 (Grace United Methodist Church)
29 Charles Gray Printing Shop
Charles Gray Printing Shop
January 30, 1985
(#85000151)
11 E. 8th St.
39°44′36″N 75°32′55″W / 39.743252°N 75.548498°W / 39.743252; -75.548498 (Charles Gray Printing Shop)
Demolished.
30 Harlan and Hollingsworth Office Building
Harlan and Hollingsworth Office Building
April 26, 1979
(#79000634)
West St.
39°44′18″N 75°33′21″W / 39.738469°N 75.555964°W / 39.738469; -75.555964 (Harlan and Hollingsworth Office Building)
31 Holy Trinity Church
Holy Trinity Church
October 15, 1966
(#66000261)
7th and Church Sts.
39°44′18″N 75°32′26″W / 39.738333°N 75.540556°W / 39.738333; -75.540556 (Holy Trinity Church)
32 Howard High School
Howard High School
February 21, 1985
(#85000309)
13th and Poplar Sts.
39°44′48″N 75°32′30″W / 39.746667°N 75.541667°W / 39.746667; -75.541667 (Howard High School)
33 Max Keil Building
Max Keil Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000152)
712 N. Market St.
39°44′35″N 75°32′57″W / 39.742928°N 75.549219°W / 39.742928; -75.549219 (Max Keil Building)
34 Max Keil Building
Max Keil Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000153)
700 N. Market St.
39°44′34″N 75°32′58″W / 39.742650°N 75.549405°W / 39.742650; -75.549405 (Max Keil Building)
35 Kingswood Methodist Episcopal Church
Kingswood Methodist Episcopal Church
February 9, 1989
(#89000008)
Fourteenth and Claymont Sts.
39°44′36″N 75°31′58″W / 39.743333°N 75.532778°W / 39.743333; -75.532778 (Kingswood Methodist Episcopal Church)
Replaced by new construction.
36 Logan House
Logan House
April 2, 1980
(#80000935)
1701 Delaware Ave.
39°45′30″N 75°33′45″W / 39.758304°N 75.562372°W / 39.758304; -75.562372 (Logan House)
37 Charles B. Lore Elementary School
Charles B. Lore Elementary School
June 16, 1983
(#83001337)
Fourth St. and Woodlawn Ave.
39°45′01″N 75°34′36″W / 39.750278°N 75.576667°W / 39.750278; -75.576667 (Charles B. Lore Elementary School)
38 Lower Market Street Historic District
Lower Market Street Historic District
May 15, 1980
(#80000936)
Market St.
39°44′21″N 75°33′07″W / 39.739167°N 75.551944°W / 39.739167; -75.551944 (Lower Market Street Historic District)
39 Main Office of the New Castle Leather Company
Main Office of the New Castle Leather Company
December 19, 1985
(#85003191)
Eleventh and Poplar Sts.
39°44′41″N 75°32′36″W / 39.744813°N 75.543400°W / 39.744813; -75.543400 (Main Office of the New Castle Leather Company)
40 Masonic Hall and Grand Theater
Masonic Hall and Grand Theater
December 11, 1972
(#72000294)
818 N. Market St.
39°44′38″N 75°32′55″W / 39.743852°N 75.548649°W / 39.743852; -75.548649 (Masonic Hall and Grand Theater)
41 Louis McLane House
Louis McLane House
April 24, 1973
(#73000549)
606 Market St.
39°44′32″N 75°32′59″W / 39.742166°N 75.549836°W / 39.742166; -75.549836 (Louis McLane House)
Demolished in 2014.
42 New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse
New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse
June 16, 1983
(#83001401)
14th and Poplar Sts.
39°44′49″N 75°32′28″W / 39.747047°N 75.541173°W / 39.747047; -75.541173 (New Castle Leather Raw Stock Warehouse)
43 New Century Club
New Century Club
June 16, 1983
(#83001336)
1014 Delaware Ave.
39°45′06″N 75°33′22″W / 39.751667°N 75.556111°W / 39.751667; -75.556111 (New Century Club)
Delaware Children's Theatre
44 Old Asbury Methodist Church
Old Asbury Methodist Church
November 7, 1976
(#76000578)
Walnut and 3rd Sts.
39°44′18″N 75°32′56″W / 39.738425°N 75.548781°W / 39.738425; -75.548781 (Old Asbury Methodist Church)
45 Old Customshouse
Old Customshouse
November 21, 1974
(#74000604)
516 N. King St.
39°44′29″N 75°32′57″W / 39.741318°N 75.549180°W / 39.741318; -75.549180 (Old Customshouse)
Wilmington University building
46 Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington
April 13, 1972
(#72000295)
West St. on Brandywine Park Dr.
39°45′03″N 75°32′51″W / 39.750772°N 75.547472°W / 39.750772; -75.547472 (Old First Presbyterian Church of Wilmington)
47 Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall
December 31, 1974
(#74000605)
512 Market St.
39°44′30″N 75°33′00″W / 39.741580°N 75.550134°W / 39.741580; -75.550134 (Old Town Hall)
48 Old Town Hall Commercial Historic District
Old Town Hall Commercial Historic District
January 30, 1985
(#85000154)
Roughly bounded by 5th, N. King, 6th, and Shipley Sts.
39°44′30″N 75°33′02″W / 39.741611°N 75.550561°W / 39.741611; -75.550561 (Old Town Hall Commercial Historic District)
49 Philips-Thompson Buildings
Philips-Thompson Buildings
April 16, 1980
(#80000937)
200-206 E. 4th St.
39°44′22″N 75°32′59″W / 39.739444°N 75.549722°W / 39.739444; -75.549722 (Philips-Thompson Buildings)
Replaced by new construction.
50 Postles House
Postles House
November 12, 1982
(#82001028)
1007 N. Broom St.
39°45′08″N 75°33′43″W / 39.752355°N 75.562016°W / 39.752355; -75.562016 (Postles House)
51 Public School No. 19
Public School No. 19
December 20, 1984
(#84000453)
801 S. Harrison St.
39°44′15″N 75°34′07″W / 39.737440°N 75.568606°W / 39.737440; -75.568606 (Public School No. 19)
Susan McLaughlin Treatment Ctr.
52 Howard Pyle Studios
Howard Pyle Studios
March 8, 1978
(#78000911)
1305 and 1307 N. Franklin St.
39°45′17″N 75°33′29″W / 39.754657°N 75.557928°W / 39.754657; -75.557928 (Howard Pyle Studios)
53 Quaker Hill Historic District
Quaker Hill Historic District
September 6, 1979
(#79000635)
Roughly bounded by Tatnall, Jefferson, 2nd and 7th Sts.
39°44′31″N 75°33′18″W / 39.741944°N 75.555°W / 39.741944; -75.555 (Quaker Hill Historic District)
54 Reynold's Candy Company Building
Reynold's Candy Company Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000155)
703 N. Market St.
39°44′34″N 75°33′00″W / 39.742898°N 75.549908°W / 39.742898; -75.549908 (Reynold's Candy Company Building)
Cavanaugh's Restaurant
55 Riverview Cemetery Company of Wilmington, Delaware
Riverview Cemetery Company of Wilmington, Delaware
July 3, 2012
(#12000378)
3300 & 3117 N. Market St.
39°45′31″N 75°31′51″W / 39.758647°N 75.530772°W / 39.758647; -75.530772 (Riverview Cemetery Company of Wilmington, Delaware)
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56 Rockford Park
Rockford Park
September 20, 1978
(#78000912)
Roughly bounded by Red Oak and Rockford Rds., Church and Rising Sun Lanes, and the Brandywine River
39°46′00″N 75°34′18″W / 39.766667°N 75.571667°W / 39.766667; -75.571667 (Rockford Park)
57 Rodney Court
Rodney Court
April 2, 1980
(#80000938)
1100 Pennsylvania Ave.
39°45′08″N 75°33′25″W / 39.752350°N 75.557039°W / 39.752350; -75.557039 (Rodney Court)
58 Rodney Square Historic District
Rodney Square Historic District
August 10, 2011
(#11000522)
Buildings fronting Rodney Square at 10th, 11th, Market & King Sts.
39°44′45″N 75°32′49″W / 39.745833°N 75.546944°W / 39.745833; -75.546944 (Rodney Square Historic District)
59 St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church
May 3, 1984
(#84000851)
W. 9th and N. DuPont Sts.
39°45′09″N 75°34′00″W / 39.752593°N 75.566747°W / 39.752593; -75.566747 (St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church)
60 St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church
St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church
November 12, 1982
(#82001024)
Linden and S. Harrison Sts.
39°44′25″N 75°33′57″W / 39.740278°N 75.565833°W / 39.740278; -75.565833 (St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church)
61 St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
January 14, 2004
(#03001385)
1012 N. French St.
39°44′43″N 75°32′43″W / 39.745162°N 75.545374°W / 39.745162; -75.545374 (St. Joseph's Catholic Church)
62 St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church
December 12, 1976
(#76000580)
6th and Pine Sts.
39°44′21″N 75°32′39″W / 39.739125°N 75.544043°W / 39.739125; -75.544043 (St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church)
63 St. Mary's School
St. Mary's School
January 5, 1983
(#83001339)
502 Pine St.
39°44′20″N 75°32′39″W / 39.738824°N 75.544217°W / 39.738824; -75.544217 (St. Mary's School)
Elementary Workshop Montessori School
64 Charles Schagrin Building
Charles Schagrin Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000156)
608 N. Market St.
39°44′32″N 75°32′59″W / 39.742220°N 75.549788°W / 39.742220; -75.549788 (Charles Schagrin Building)
Demolished in 2014.
65 Frank E. Schoonover Studios
Frank E. Schoonover Studios
April 20, 1979
(#79000636)
1616 Rodney St.
39°45′26″N 75°33′30″W / 39.7571°N 75.5584°W / 39.7571; -75.5584 (Frank E. Schoonover Studios)
Four studios used by Frank Schoonover and other students of Howard Pyle
66 Shipley Run Historic District
Shipley Run Historic District
August 9, 1984
(#84000854)
Roughly bounded by Adams, 11th, Jefferson, and 7th Sts.
39°44′49″N 75°33′21″W / 39.746944°N 75.555833°W / 39.746944; -75.555833 (Shipley Run Historic District)
67 Starr House
Starr House
March 24, 1971
(#71000232)
1310 King St.
39°44′53″N 75°32′41″W / 39.748141°N 75.544741°W / 39.748141; -75.544741 (Starr House)
68 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (steamboat)
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (steamboat)
April 20, 1979
(#79000637)
Christina River
39°43′53″N 75°33′39″W / 39.731389°N 75.560833°W / 39.731389; -75.560833 (STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA (steamboat))
Scrapped in 2005.
69 Torbert Street Livery Stables
Torbert Street Livery Stables
September 14, 1998
(#98001095)
305-307 Torbert St.
39°44′57″N 75°32′59″W / 39.749234°N 75.549773°W / 39.749234; -75.549773 (Torbert Street Livery Stables)
70 Henry Townsend Building
Henry Townsend Building
January 30, 1985
(#85000157)
709 N. Market St.
39°44′35″N 75°32′59″W / 39.743068°N 75.549779°W / 39.743068; -75.549779 (Henry Townsend Building)
71 Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
August 16, 1984
(#84000855)
1108 N. Adams St.
39°45′01″N 75°33′17″W / 39.750309°N 75.554691°W / 39.750309; -75.554691 (Trinity Episcopal Church)
72 U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse
U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse
June 14, 1979
(#79000638)
11th and Market Sts.
39°44′48″N 75°32′48″W / 39.746667°N 75.546667°W / 39.746667; -75.546667 (U.S. Post Office, Courthouse, and Customhouse)
Wilmington Trust Building
73 Water Witch Steam Fire Engine Company No. 5
Water Witch Steam Fire Engine Company No. 5
September 23, 2011
(#11000697)
1814 Gilpin Ave.
39°45′36″N 75°33′47″W / 39.759926°N 75.563189°W / 39.759926; -75.563189 (Water Witch Steam Fire Engine Company No. 5)
74 Wawaset Park Historic District
Wawaset Park Historic District
January 3, 1986
(#86000008)
Bounded by Pennsylvania Ave., Woodlawn Ave., Seventh St., and Greenhill Ave.
39°45′22″N 75°34′31″W / 39.756111°N 75.575278°W / 39.756111; -75.575278 (Wawaset Park Historic District)
75 West 9th Street Commercial Historic District
West 9th Street Commercial Historic District
December 22, 2008
(#08001204)
111-320 W. 9th St., 901-909 N. Orange St., 825-901 N. Tatnall St.
39°44′44″N 75°33′02″W / 39.745556°N 75.550556°W / 39.745556; -75.550556 (West 9th Street Commercial Historic District)
76 Wilmington Amtrak Station
Wilmington Amtrak Station
November 21, 1976
(#76000581)
Front and French Sts.
39°44′12″N 75°33′04″W / 39.736759°N 75.551093°W / 39.736759; -75.551093 (Wilmington Amtrak Station)
Frank Furness, architect (1908).
77 Wilmington Club
Wilmington Club
April 19, 2006
(#06000282)
1103 N. Market St.
39°44′49″N 75°32′51″W / 39.746944°N 75.5475°W / 39.746944; -75.5475 (Wilmington Club)
78 Wilmington Rail Viaduct
Wilmington Rail Viaduct
November 10, 1999
(#99001276)
Amtrak's northeast corridor through Wilmington
39°44′17″N 75°33′43″W / 39.738122°N 75.561850°W / 39.738122; -75.561850 (Wilmington Rail Viaduct)
79 Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
January 30, 1985
(#85000158)
838 N. Market St.
39°44′40″N 75°32′53″W / 39.744348°N 75.548036°W / 39.744348; -75.548036 (Wilmington Savings Fund Society)
80 Wilmington YMCA
Wilmington YMCA
February 20, 2002
(#02000035)
501 W. 11th St.
39°44′55″N 75°33′05″W / 39.748569°N 75.551356°W / 39.748569; -75.551356 (Wilmington YMCA)
81 Woodward Houses
Woodward Houses
April 20, 1979
(#79000639)
701-703 West St.
39°44′39″N 75°33′10″W / 39.74427°N 75.552904°W / 39.74427; -75.552904 (Woodward Houses)
82 F. W. Woolworth Company Building
F. W. Woolworth Company Building
January 2, 1987
(#86003755)
839 N. Market St.
39°44′41″N 75°32′55″W / 39.744644°N 75.548589°W / 39.744644; -75.548589 (F. W. Woolworth Company Building)
Downtown Happy Harry's

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location Summary
1 Capt. Thomas Mendenhall House
Capt. Thomas Mendenhall House
September 17, 1970
(#70000174)
Unknown
205 E. Front St.
39°44′14″N 75°33′01″W / 39.737091°N 75.550297°W / 39.737091; -75.550297 (Capt. Thomas Mendenhall House)
Torn down.
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