Old Town Hall (Wilmington, Delaware)

Old Town Hall

Old Town Hall, January 2010
Location 512 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates 39°44′30″N 75°33′00″W / 39.741580°N 75.550134°W / 39.741580; -75.550134Coordinates: 39°44′30″N 75°33′00″W / 39.741580°N 75.550134°W / 39.741580; -75.550134
Area less than one acre
Built 1798 (1798)
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 74000605[1]
Added to NRHP December 31, 1974

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 Delawares history.[2] The property is owned and managed by the Delaware Historical Society

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Roland H. Woodward (February 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Town Hall" (PDF). and Accompanying seven photos
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