Delaware State Museum Buildings
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Delaware State Museum Buildings, also known as Old Presbyterian Church Complex, is a historic museum complex located in Dover, Delaware. The complex consists of four buildings. They are the Old Presbyterian Church, brick chapel (1880), brick gas plant office building, and the Georgian-style Eldridge Reeves Johnson Memorial Building. The Old Presbyterian Church was built in 1790, and is a two-story, three bay square brick early Federal style meeting house. Buried in the adjacent cemetery are a number of prominent Delawareans including John M. Clayton (1796–1856) and John Haslet (c. 1727–1777). The Eldridge Reeves Johnson Memorial Building houses the Johnson Victrola Museum.[2]
Delaware State Museum Buildings | |
Location | 316 S. Governors Ave., Dover, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 39°9′22″N 75°31′39″W |
Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1790 (1790) |
Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 72000278[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 1, 1972 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]