Old Sussex County Courthouse Explained

Old Sussex County Courthouse
Location:S. Bedford St., Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates:38.6897°N -75.3856°W
Architecture:Georgian
Added:March 24, 1971
Refnum:71000236

Old Sussex County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1793, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame structure in a late Georgian style. It is sheathed in cypress shingles. It was moved to its present location in 1837 and converted to residential use. Its former site on The Circle is occupied by the present Sussex County Courthouse.[1] On September 20, 1962, the building and lot were conveyed to the State of Delaware. A major renovation project was undertaken in 1974.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=71000236}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Sussex County Courthouse]. Leon deValinger, Jr. . January 1970. and
  2. http://archives.delaware.gov/markers/sc/OLD%20COURTHOUSE%20SC%2091.shtml#TopOfPage Delaware Public Archives: Old Courthouse