Bridgeville Public Library was housed in a historic library building located in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1866, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, frame structure in the Gothic Revival style. It has a steeply pitched gable roof. There is a one-story gable roofed wing and one-story rear addition. To the front there is a two-story, gable-roofed bell tower and a gable-roofed Colonial Revival open portico. It was originally built to provide a place of worship for the First Presbyterian Church of Bridgeville. In 1917, the Tuesday Night Club bought the building. In 1919, the club's Literary Guild organized a circulating library and in 1964, the Tuesday Night Club signed the building over to the Town of Bridgeville for use as a library. The new 13,500 square foot library was opened in 2009.[2]
Bridgeville Public Library | |
Location | 600 South Cannon Street., Bridgeville, Delaware |
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Coordinates | 38°44′36″N 75°36′10″W / 38.74333°N 75.60278°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1866 |
Architectural style | Modern |
NRHP reference No. | 90001065[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 23, 1990 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Donald A. Duhadaway, Jr.; Kimberly R. Sebold & Stephen G. Del Sordo (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridgeville Public Library". and Accompanying seven photos