Brick Hotel, also known as the Wilmington Trust Co., Georgetown Office, is a historic hotel located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1836, and is a 2+12-story, seven-bay, brick structure in a transitional Federal / Greek Revival style. It has a one-story, rear kitchen wing, and a one-story wing attached to it and dated to the 1930s. It has a slate-tiled roof, double end chimneys, and a modern Greek Revival style verandah. The exterior was altered in 1955, when it was converted from its original use as a hotel to its use as a bank building.[2] In 2008, it was converted back to a hotel.[3] On August 28, 2021, the Brick Hotel closed permanently, with the building having been leased for office space.[4]

Brick Hotel
Brick Hotel is located in Delaware
Brick Hotel
Brick Hotel is located in the United States
Brick Hotel
LocationThe Circle, Georgetown, Delaware
Coordinates38°41′23″N 75°23′13″W / 38.68972°N 75.38694°W / 38.68972; -75.38694
Arealess than one acre
Built1836 (1836)
Built byLayton, Joshua S.; Sipple, Caleb B.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.79000644[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1979

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Dick Carter (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brick Hotel". and Accompanying nine photos
  3. ^ Brick Hotel On The Circle website
  4. ^ "Georgetown's landmark Brick Hotel closing, state DOJ leasing site".
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