Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant, Georgetown

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Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant, also known as the Georgetown Service and Gas Company, is a historic coal gasification plant located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the late-19th century, and is a rectangular one-story, three bay by three bay brick structure measuring 40 feet by 25 feet. It has a gable roof with a smaller gable roofed ventilator. Also on the property is a small brick gable roofed brick building measuring 8 feet by 10 feet; a small, square concrete building; a large, cylindrical "surge tank;" 500-gallon bottled-gas tank; and a covered pit for impurities. The complex was privately owned and developed starting in the 1880s to provide metered gas for domestic lighting, town street lights, municipal and domestic uses. The coal gasification process was discontinued in the 1940s. ()

Coordinates: 38°41'40"N, 75°23'18"W

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Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Old Sussex County Courthouse, Judge's House and Law Office, Joseph T. Adams House.

0.4 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Georgetown
11 min walk • St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 122 East Pine Street in Georgetown, Sussex County. The congregation started in 1794 but this brick building was completed in 1844. It was remodeled in 1881 by McKim Mead and White of New York City in the early Victorian Gothic style.
0.4 miSE
Georgian architecture
Old Sussex County Courthouse, Georgetown
10 min walk • Old Sussex County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1793, and is a two-story, five bay, frame structure in a late Georgian style. It is sheathed in cypress shingles.
~1900 ftS
Greek Revival architecture
Judge's House and Law Office, Georgetown
10 min walk • Judge's House and Law Office is a historic home and office located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The original structure was built by Justice Peter Robinson about 1810, as a 2+1⁄2-story, single pile, Federal style dwelling with a one-story, two bay southwest wing and one-story, three bay rear wing.
~1600 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Joseph T. Adams House, Georgetown
8 min walk • Joseph T. Adams House is a historic home located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1868, and is a two-story, five bay, shingled frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a rear ell, gable roof, and cross-gable dormer.
~1600 ftS
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Peter S. Faucett House, Georgetown
8 min walk • Peter S. Faucett House, also known as the Hitchens House, is a historic home located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It is an early-19th century, two-story, six-bay, shingled frame dwelling in a vernacular style.
~1300 ftSE
Georgian architecture
Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle, Georgetown
7 min walk • Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle is a historic courthouse located at The Circle in Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect William Strickland and built between 1837 and 1840.
~1440 ftS
Greek Revival architecture
Richards Mansion, Georgetown
7 min walk • Richards Mansion, also known as The Mansion House, is a historic mansion located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. The oldest section was built between 1796 and 1799, and is a two-story, four bay, single pile Federal style structure that is now the rear wing.
~660 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture
Thomas Sipple House, Georgetown
4 min walk • Thomas Sipple House, also known as the Chipman House and Boxwood Manor, is a historic home located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1861, and is a two-story, five bay, single pile frame dwelling with a two-story rear ell. It sits on a brick foundation and has a low-pitched gable roof.
0.4 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Dr. John W. Messick House and Office, Georgetown
11 min walk • Dr. John W. Messick House and Office is a historic home and office located at Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1876 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three bay, "L" shaped frame dwelling with a two-story, five bay rear wing.

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Nearby attractions include Thomas Sipple House, Georgetown (4 min walk), Sussex County Courthouse and the Circle, Georgetown (7 min walk), Richards Mansion, Georgetown (7 min walk), Joseph T. Adams House, Georgetown (8 min walk).