Electroluminescent residential address plaque

An illuminating address plaque assembly, comprising:

• a plurality of character elements, each having a frame portion supporting a character portion that displays an alphanumeric character;
• wherein the frame portions of the plurality of character elements are interconnected to form a plaque unit with the character portions arranged in a desired address;
• an electroluminescent component having an intermediate section coupled with the character portion of at least one of the plurality of character elements and disposed in a shape corresponding with the alphanumeric character of the respective character portion;
• and
• wherein end sections of the electroluminescent component extend to a rear portion of the plaque structure to operably couple with a power source that selectively illuminates the desired address.

A method of assembling an illuminating address plaque, comprising:

• selecting a plurality of character elements that each have an alphanumeric character;
• arranging the selected plurality of character elements in a fixed configuration to display a desired address with the corresponding alphanumeric characters;
• attaching an electroluminescent wire at a front display portion of the character elements in a pattern corresponding with at least a portion of the alphanumeric character of the respective character element;
• and
• inserting the electroluminescent wire through the front display portion of the character elements to extend to a rear portion of the respective character element.