Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle

United States historic place

Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Sussex County Courthouse, July 2009

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Location| The Circle, Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates| 38°41′32″N 75°23′5″W﻿ / ﻿38.69222°N 75.38472°W﻿ / 38.69222; -75.38472
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1837 (1837)-1840, 1914, 1970
Architect| Strickland, William
Architectural style| Georgian
NRHP reference No.| 73000554[1]
Added to NRHP| June 4, 1973

Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle is a historic courthouse located at The Circle in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect William Strickland (1788–1854) and built between 1837 and 1840. It is a two-story, brick structure with a brick tower over the entrance hall. It originally featured a squat entrance tower surmounted by an undersized cupola. In 1914, the tower was enlarged and columns were added to the front. Renovations carried out in 1970 gave the building a decidedly more Georgian appearance. The Circle was laid out in 1791-1792 as a public green at the center of a baroque town plan for Georgetown. One of the first buildings constructed was the Old Sussex County Courthouse, which was moved to allow construction of the current Sussex County Courthouse.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

## Gallery

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* Side view

* Fountain at the center of the Circle

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Edward F. Heite (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle". and Accompanying two photos

## External links

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Media related to Sussex County Courthouse, Georgetown, Delaware at Wikimedia Commons

* Sussex County government website
* Delaware Public Archives: Sussex County Courthouse

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