Old State House (Dover, Delaware)

Old Statehouse

Old State House, March 2013
Location The Green, Dover, Delaware
Coordinates 39°9′23″N 75°31′23″W / 39.15639°N 75.52306°W / 39.15639; -75.52306Coordinates: 39°9′23″N 75°31′23″W / 39.15639°N 75.52306°W / 39.15639; -75.52306
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1787 (1787)-1792
Architectural style Georgian
Part of Dover Green Historic District (#77000383)
NRHP Reference # 71000219[1]
Added to NRHP February 24, 1971

Old Statehouse is a historic state capitol building located on The Green at Dover, Kent County, Delaware. It was built between 1787 and 1792, and is a two-story, five bay, brick structure in a Middle Georgian style. The front facade features a fanlight over the center door and above it a Palladian window at the center of the second floor. It has a shingled side gabled roof topped with an octagonal cupola. A number of attached wings were added between 1836 and 1926. From 1792 to 1932 it was the sole seat of State government, while from 1792 until 1873 it served also as Kent County Court House.[2]

Interior view

The state house was remodeled in 1873 to reflect a Victorian style and restored in 1976 to its original appearance. Extensive renovations of the State House also took place in 2007.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the Dover Green Historic District. It is now part of the Delaware National Historic Park and a museum run by the Delaware Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs. It can be toured Monday-Saturday 9-4:30 and Sundays 1:30-4:30 free of charge.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Leon deValinger, Jr. (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Statehouse" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying photo
  3. ↑ "State House Museum". State of Delaware. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
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