Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle

Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle

Sussex County Courthouse, July 2009
Location The Circle, Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates 38°41′32″N 75°23′5″W / 38.69222°N 75.38472°W / 38.69222; -75.38472Coordinates: 38°41′32″N 75°23′5″W / 38.69222°N 75.38472°W / 38.69222; -75.38472
Area less than one acre
Built 1837 (1837)-1840, 1914, 1970
Architect Strickland, William
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 73000554[1]
Added to NRHP June 4, 1973

Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle is a historic courthouse located at The Circle in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect William Strickland (1788–1854) and built between 1837 and 1840. It is a two-story, brick structure with a brick tower over the entrance hall. It originally featured a squat entrance tower surmounted by an undersized cupola. In 1914, the tower was enlarged and columns were added to the front. Renovations carried out in 1970 gave the building a decidedly more Georgian appearance. The Circle was laid out in 1791-1792 as a public green at the center of a baroque town plan for Georgetown. One of the first building constructed was the Old Sussex County Courthouse, which was moved to allow construction of the current Sussex County Courthouse.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Edward F. Heite (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos

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