Old Town Hall (Wilmington, Delaware)

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

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	39.741580°N 75.550134°W / 39.741580; -75.550134
Area	less than one acre
Built	1798 (1798)
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	74000605[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1974

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Roland H. Woodward (February 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Town Hall". 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