{"nrhp_refnum":"87001947","name":"Delaware County National Bank","other_names":["Wolf Building"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 W. Third St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Chester","county":"Delaware County","state":"PA","lat":39.846950366000044,"lon":-75.35906355699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-11-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Delaware County National Bank Building is a rectangular, 2½ story brick and brownstone bank building at the southwest corner of 3rd Street and Avenue of the States (formerly Market Square) in Chester, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1882-1884 in the Renaissance Revival style.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is an outstanding example of High Victorian architecture, particularly Renaissance Revival, and the only surviving commercial work by the locally prominent architect Patrick A. Welsh. It also cites commercial significance as the headquarters of the Delaware County National Bank while the bank grew into one of the county's largest and most important banks. The building retains good integrity, including its exterior and some original interior ceiling and stained glass features.","narrative":"Built in 1882-1884 to designs by Patrick A. Welsh, the Delaware County National Bank Building occupies a corner lot on Market Square in Chester and is a two-and-a-half story brick and brownstone building in the Renaissance Revival style. Its front facade has three bays, a central pavilion with a pedimented dormer bearing the date 1882, Corinthian pilasters, and carved brownstone capitals with flora and gargoyle motifs. The building housed the bank's headquarters from 1884 to 1930, a period in which the bank grew into one of the largest in Delaware County and helped finance Chester's industrial expansion. It is regarded as an outstanding High Victorian example and the only surviving commercial work by Welsh, who designed many of Chester's major late nineteenth century buildings. The exterior has changed little, and original stained glass and ceiling decoration survive inside despite later office alterations.","period_of_significance":"1882-1884","architect_builder":"Patrick A. Welsh (architect)","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Currently used as offices for the United Way and the RDC Institute; the interior was altered for office use and the teller cages and director's room were removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.998951-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/87001947.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001947/b37f5df8cf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001947/b37f5df8cf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delco_National_Bank.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Delco_National_Bank.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995027","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_County_National_Bank","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5253268"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/delaware-county/delaware-county-national-bank-87001947/"}