| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1787/00/00 | Construction begins on a State House to serve as Delaware's capitol building. | |||||
| 1791/05/00 | Delaware's State House is completed. The geometrical staircase, designed by John Howe in 1791, was reproduced by restoration architects based on information derived from original documents and physical evidence found in the building. | |||||
| 1800/01/00 | Delaware General Assembly, immediately upon convening in January 1800, resolved that a portrait be commissioned in consequence of the eventful and ever to be lamented death of the late illustrious chief and friend of America General George Washington. | Death of George Washington | ||||
| 1802/00/00 | Denis A Volozan's finished portrait of Gen Washington is transported aboard the sloop DOVE from Philadelphia to Dover Landing and delivered by horse and wagon to the State House. It hangs in the Senate chamber. | |||||
| 1815/00/00 | Victor Marie du Pont | Politician | Soon after arriving in Delaware, Victor Marie du Pont is elected to represent New Castle County in the State House for the 1815, 1816 and 1817 sessions. | |||
| 1816/00/00 | Amelia Elizabeth du Pont | Life | By an act of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware by which Amelia Elizabeth du Pont's marriage to Nathaniel Perkins, alias Nathaniel H Clifford, is dissolved. Their child, Gabrielle du Pont, is declared legitimate. | |||
| 1816/00/00 | Gabrielle Josephine du Pont Breck | Life | After an parent's marriage was annulled by an act of the General Assembly of Delaware, Gabrielle du Pont, is declared legitimate. | |||
| 1821/00/00 | Victor Marie du Pont | Politician | Victor Marie du Pont is elected to represent New Castle County in the State Senate for the 1821, 1822 and 1823 sessions. | |||
| 1895/04/08 | William Tharp Watson | Work | William T Watson begins work as the 49th Governor of Delaware, serving until 19 January 1897. | |||
| 1933/00/00 | The Delaware General Assembly re-locates from the Old State House to its new, more spacious, home in Legislative Hall. |
| Particulars for Old Statehouse, Dover, DE: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | Capitol |
| Architectural Style | Georgian Architecture |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | State |
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