Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle

Delaware, United States

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Designed by Philadelphia architect William Strickland and built between 1837 and 1840, the Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, Delaware, is a two-story brick structure with a brick tower rising over its entrance hall. Originally featuring a squat tower crowned by a modest cupola, the building was substantially altered in 1914 when the tower was enlarged and columns added to its front. Further renovations in 1970 reinforced its Georgian architectural character. The courthouse occupies The Circle, a public green laid out in 1791–1792 as the centerpiece of a baroque town plan; an earlier courthouse once stood on this site before being relocated to make way for this structure. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.