Old Town Hall (Wilmington, Delaware)


Old Town Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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

External links

Media related to Old Town Hall (Wilmington, Delaware) at Wikimedia Commons
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. DE-96, "Old Town Hall, 512 Market Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE", 13 photos, 11 data pages, 2 photo caption pages, supplemental material

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
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Lists by county	Kent New Castle (Northern) New Castle (Southern) Sussex
Lists by city	Wilmington (New Castle County)
Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Delaware Portal:National Register of Historic Places

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