Dover, Delaware

The first building in Dover, a courthouse, rose on this location 1697; the site selected was consistent
with the wishes of William Penn. By 1724 it was the site of King George’s Tavern, for many years
a hostelry favored for political rallies and host of many gubernatorial receptions. In 1918 this 1875
brick Kent County courthouse was completely overhauled to its current neo-Georgian appearance, reflecting the Dover colonial heritage movement of the day. Exterior walls are laid in Flemish bond brick with a brick quoin pattern and a water table. The cross hip roof has a modillioned cornice with dentil
molding. The central clock tower rises in three tiers above the main block’s roof.