Delaware State Museum Buildings

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
Johnson Victrola Museum, January 2011
Location316 S. Governors Ave., Dover, Delaware
Coordinates39°9′22″N 75°31′39″W
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1790 (1790)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.72000278[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1972

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

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