National Register of Historic Places

Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant

Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
Listed
September 29, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85002696

About this property

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. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is listed on the Delaware Cultural and Historic Resources GIS system as destroyed or demolished.

Location

Georgetown, Sussex County, Delaware
38.69466, -75.38807

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant listed on the National Register?

Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant?

Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant?

The period of significance for Georgetown Coal Gasification Plant is recorded as the industrial era.

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