Old Town Hall | |
Location: | 512 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware |
Coordinates: | 39.7416°N -75.5501°W |
Architecture: | Georgian, Federal |
Added: | December 31, 1974 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 74000605 |
Old Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1798, and is a large two-story brick building in a late-Georgian / early-Federal style. The roof is gently sloping and is topped by a large octagonal cupola and once had a wooden balustrade. The building housed the Wilmington city government until 1916 and served as a focal point of many public events in Delaware's history.[1] The property is owned and managed by the Delaware Historical Society
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.