Bridgeville Public Library

Bridgeville Public Library
Location 210 Market St., Bridgeville, Delaware
Coordinates 38°44′36″N 75°36′10″W / 38.74333°N 75.60278°W / 38.74333; -75.60278Coordinates: 38°44′36″N 75°36′10″W / 38.74333°N 75.60278°W / 38.74333; -75.60278
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1866 (1866)
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 90001065[1]
Added to NRHP July 23, 1990

Bridgeville Public Library is 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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Donald A. Duhadaway, Jr., Kimberly R. Sebold, and Stephen G. Del Sordo (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bridgeville Public Library" (PDF). and Accompanying seven photos


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