Sussex_County_Courthouse_and_the_Circle

Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle

Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle

United States historic place

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 buildings constructed was the Old Sussex County Courthouse, which was moved to allow construction of the current Sussex County Courthouse.[2]

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

  • Side view
  • Fountain at the center of the Circle

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Edward F. Heite (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle". and Accompanying two photos

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