DE, USA
Delaware State House (Old State House)
Government Building
The 1792 State House in Dover is the second-oldest surviving state capitol building still in use in the United States. It stands near earlier colonial structures where Delaware's assembly met during the Revolution. Caesar Rodney's equestrian statue stands nearby on The Green.
Visiting Today
Address
411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901
Connected Events
Jan 1776
Delaware Regiment ("Delaware Blues") Organized
Colonel John Haslet
Jun 1776
Caesar Rodney's Midnight Ride to Philadelphia
Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean
Sep 1776
Delaware Adopts State Constitution
George Read
Jan 1777
Colonel Haslet Killed at Princeton
George Read, Colonel John Haslet
Jan 1778
Loyalist Unrest Suppressed in Sussex County
Caesar Rodney
Mar 1778
Caesar Rodney Elected President of Delaware
Caesar Rodney
May 1787
Delaware Sends Delegates to Constitutional Convention
George Read, John Dickinson, Richard Bassett