St. George's Chapel, Lewes Explained

St. George's Chapel
Location:9 miles southwest of Lewes on Delaware Route 5, near Lewes, Delaware
Coordinates:38.6856°N -75.2192°W
Built:1794
Added:November 30, 1973
Refnum:73000556

St. George's Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel located near Angola, Sussex County, Delaware on the Indian River Hundred. It was built in 1794, and is a one-story brick structure measuring 42 feet by 32 feet. It has a brick tower at the southwest corner, built in 1955, and features a restored Palladian window. The original furnishings were removed in 1850 and the roof replaced in 1882 with a steep gable roof. The chapel was restored in 1966.[1] It is joined with All Saints Episcopal Church in the Episcopal Parish of All Saints’ Church & St. George's Chapel.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73000556}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. George's Chapel]. Edward F. Heite. June 1972. and