This commercial building is a tangible reminder of how the coming of the railroad in 1869 brought a boom and allowed the easy import of varied architectural materials and styles. The brick building shows sprightly decoration of black and white glazed bricks, white marble, and polychrome ornamental tile.
W. Barksdale Maynard, "Robert Scott's Block", [Lewes, Delaware], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/DE-01-ES20.
Buildings of Delaware, W. Barksdale Maynard. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008, 271-271.
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