The Lippincott is located from 406 to 414 Market Street in Downtown Wilmington, DE.
The Lippincott is located from 406 to 414 Market Street in Downtown Wilmington, DE.
IPPINCOTT & CO. DEPARTMENT STORE
“For many years, one of the leading merchandise locations in Wilmington” - Wilmington City Directory, 1940
It was about 1880 when Clement A. Lippincott opened a modest department store at the center of the 300-318 block of N. Market Street called “Lippincott & Co.” Over the years, this dry goods shop expanded from men's wear to include women's and children's clothing, perfumes and powders, and even home wares such as buntings – popular during Wilmington's “Old Home Week.”
The thriving Lippincott & Co. business occupied 306-314 N. Market Street for more than 60 years.
At its peak, the thriving Lippincott & Co. business occupied the contiguous buildings of 306-314 N. Market Street. In 1943, after more than 60 years in business, the business was sold to Eppe's, another competing dry goods operator in town.
