Two commercial buildings in downtown are on the 2015 “Most Threatened Historic Places” list released Thursday by the Historic Wilmington Foundation.

The former Taste of Country restaurant, also known as the Fowler House, at 226 S. Front St., is back on the foundation’s list after a planned sale fell through. According to information released by the foundation, the building is threatened by neglect and severe deterioration, although it is “still stable and can be restored,” according to information on the list of threatened places.

The building is eligible for federal preservation tax credits, foundation officials stated, “and this incentive, possibly combined with an easement donation, could make the rehabilitation practical.”

The H. Jaffe Building at 714 Castle St. (at left), which was on the foundation’s original most-threatened list in 2006, is also back on the list after plans to rehabilitate it failed to materialize, according to information on the list. The 1920s furniture store is now a brick shell, with no windows or roof, and the brick is beginning to deteriorate, the foundation’s information stated, adding “Currently, the Jaffe Building is zoned for mixed use, but there are no plans to rehabilitate the site.”

Other sites on the most-threatened list include an AME chapel in Navassa and an orthodox church in rural Pender County, Rocky Point school buildings and several former Rosenwald schools in Pender County, built for African-American students at the beginning of the 20th century.

The foundation also announced a “Watch List” of buildings that it says need attention. On this list is the Murchison Building at 201 N. Front St., which foundation officials term “Wilmington’s true American skyscraper.”

Built in 1914, the building was recently purchased, and the new owners indicated they would renovate the building.

“The use of the federal tax credits and an easement donation could help reduce costs and might encourage a more complete rehabilitation,” officials stated. “There are reasons to be hopeful.”