Judge's House and Law Office

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Judge's House and Law Office
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Judge's House and Law Office, HABS Photo, June 1960
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Location100 and 104 W. Market St, Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates 38°41′21″N75°23′17″W / 38.68917°N 75.38806°W / 38.68917; -75.38806
Arealess than one acre
Built1810 (1810)
Built byRobinson, Justice Peter
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79000646 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1979

Judge's House and Law Office is a historic home and office located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The original structure was built by Justice Peter Robinson about 1810, as a 2+12-story, single pile, Federal style dwelling with a one-story, two bay southwest wing and one-story, three bay rear wing. The southwest wing was later raised in the 1820s to 2+12 stories and rear wing raised to 2-stories. In the 1840s, the interior was renovated in the Greek Revival style and the house shingled in cypress. The office was built in 1809, and is a one-story, cypress-shingled frame building, three bays wide, with a gable roof and rear wing. [2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Dick Carter (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Judge's House and Law Office". and Accompanying 16 photos