The Delaware Public Archives, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Dover. The building was constructed in 1938 as part of the state’s Tercentenary. Delaware’s archives were moved from the cramped basement of the statehouse to the new quarters. An addition was added in 2000, giving it a modern entrance and more space.
Daily Delawhere for March 3, 2017
Notice the famed “round thing” that modern architects think is just so damn cool to tack on to an older building, glaring mismatch or not. Same for the Smyrna Opera House where the stair well looks like an alien cylinder attached itself to an unsuspecting 150 year old brick building. Yes, some day we’ll look back and laugh……