List of county courthouses in Illinois
This list of county courthouses in Illinois provides information about each current Illinois county courthouse: name, photograph, city, construction year, and further comments.
Each of the 102 county governments in the U.S. state of Illinois operates out of a building or complex of buildings known as the county's courthouse. The community in which the courthouse is located is known as the county seat. The oldest current courthouse is the Putnam County Courthouse, built in 1839, while other courthouses have been built since 2010. Many courthouses were built following the destruction of previous buildings, either planned or unplanned; however, some former courthouses still stand, many of which have been repurposed as museums or as offices for other governmental agencies.
Fifty-seven of these courthouses were constructed between the end of the Civil War and American entry into the First World War; extant courthouses from this period tend to reflect the Romanesque Revival, Second Empire, and Neoclassical architectural styles, while several older courthouses are Greek Revival buildings, and many twentieth-century courthouses are modernist structures.
List
Thirty-eight courthouses in the state either are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or are located within Register-listed historic districts;[1] these are marked with a †dagger or ‡double dagger respectively, or with both if applicable.
Courthouse | Image | Location | Year | Comments |
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Adams | Quincy 39°56′6″N 91°24′28″W |
1950[2]:15 | Built to replace a former courthouse destroyed by a tornado[2]:15 | |
Alexander | Cairo 37°0′20″N 89°10′34″W |
1965[3] | Modernist building from the 1960s;[2]:16 one of two extant courthouses in Cairo, along with the Old Customhouse.[4] Previous courthouse in Thebes is still standing[5] | |
Bond | Greenville 38°53′33″N 89°24′46″W |
1884[2]:19 | Bond County's fourth courthouse[6] | |
Boone | Belvidere 42°15′54″N 88°50′42″W |
1855[2]:20 | Second-oldest Illinois courthouse in continuous use;[2]:20 a cluster of three buildings combined into one[7] | |
Brown‡ | Mount Sterling 39°59′12″N 90°45′51″W |
1868[2]:21 | Neoclassical structure, almost completely destroyed by fire in 1939;[2]:21 restored post-fire with modifications[8] | |
Bureau‡ | Princeton 41°22′5″N 89°27′57″W |
1936[2]:22 | Art Deco structure built by the WPA;[2]:22 functionally unchanged from original state[9] | |
Calhoun | Hardin 39°9′25″N 90°37′6″W |
1848[2]:23 | Expanded in 1978;[2]:23 built under direction of contractor William D. Hamilton[10] | |
Carroll†‡ | Mount Carroll 42°6′3″N 89°58′42″W |
1858[2]:24 | Neoclassical structure;[2]:24 used continuously since 1856, at which time it was incomplete[11] | |
Cass | Virginia 39°57′2″N 90°12′38″W |
1875[2]:25 | Second courthouse in Virginia;[2]:25 substantially modified,[12] including several expansions[2]:25 | |
Champaign | Urbana 40°6′43″N 88°12′23″W |
1901[2]:27 | Romanesque Revival structure of stone with clock tower[2]:27 | |
Christian‡ | Taylorville 39°32′56″N 89°17′44″W |
1901[2]:29 | County's third courthouse;[2]:29 features a central clock tower[13] | |
Clark‡ | Marshall 39°23′24″N 87°41′46″W |
1904[2]:30 | Fifth courthouse for the county;[2]:30 features a central clock tower[14] | |
Clay† | Louisville 38°46′20″N 88°30′6″W |
1912[2]:31 | Neoclassical structure, built under the guise of remodelling the previous courthouse;[2]:31 not substantially modified from original construction[15] | |
Clinton | Carlyle 38°36′39″N 89°22′6″W |
1999[2]:32 | Replaced the 150-year-old previous courthouse[2]:32 | |
Coles† | Charleston 39°29′42″N 88°10′30″W |
1898[2]:33 | Richardsonian Romanesque structure, one of the best in east central Illinois[16] | |
Cook | Chicago 41°53′2″N 87°37′49″W |
1965[2]:34 | Modernist skyscraper, the Richard J. Daley Center[2]:34 | |
Crawford | Robinson 39°0′19″N 87°44′22″W |
1896[2]:36 | Romanesque Revival structure built with a central tower;[2]:37 now towerless[17] | |
Cumberland† | Toledo 39°16′22″N 88°14′41″W |
1887[2]:38 | Italianate-influenced structure built on the site of the previous courthouse[18] | |
DeKalb‡ | Sycamore 41°59′22″N 88°41′6″W |
1905[2]:39 | Neoclassical structure with prominent pediment above entrance;[2]:39 functionally unchanged from original construction[19] | |
DeWitt | Clinton 40°9′14″N 88°57′44″W |
1986[2]:40 | Modernist structure[2]:40 | |
Douglas | Tuscola 39°47′45″N 88°17′7″W |
1913[2]:41 | Neoclassical structure;[2]:41 virtually unchanged from original state[20] | |
DuPage | Wheaton 41°52′7″N 88°8′19″W |
1990[2]:43 | Part of a large Postmodernist office complex;[2]:42 previous courthouse is still standing[1] | |
Edgar† | Paris 39°36′42″N 87°41′44″W |
1893[2]:45 | Romanesque Revival structure, octagonal in shape[21] | |
Edwards | Albion 38°22′39″N 88°3′26″W |
1888[2]:47 | Brick structure with central clock tower;[2]:46 substantially altered since original construction[22] | |
Effingham | Effingham 39°7′18″N 88°32′35″W |
2007[2]:48 | Modernist structure; previous courthouse is still standing[2]:48 | |
Fayette | Vandalia 38°57′36″N 89°5′58″W |
Unknown | The Frederick Remann House,[23] a converted and expanded farmhouse; previous courthouse was the old state capitol[2]:49 | |
Ford | Paxton 40°27′47″N 88°5′57″W |
1908[2]:50 | Neoclassical structure with a copper dome;[2]:50 not substantially altered since construction[24] | |
Franklin | Benton 37°59′48″N 88°55′14″W |
1874[2]:51 | Brick structure with one-story wings,[2]:51 added after construction[25] | |
Fulton | Lewistown 40°23′49″N 90°9′20″W |
1897[2]:52 | Second Empire structure;[2]:52 built after the previous structure was destroyed by fire[26] | |
Gallatin | Shawneetown 37°43′2″N 88°11′11″W |
1939[2]:53 | Art Deco structure built after the previous courthouse and all Old Shawneetown was ruined by the Great Flood of 1937[2]:53 | |
Greene‡ | Carrollton 39°18′6″N 90°24′30″W |
1892[2]:55 | Romanesque Revival structure;[2]:54 features clock tower at front[27] | |
Grundy‡ | Morris 41°21′25″N 88°25′23″W |
1913[2]:56 | Stone structure with elaborate murals;[2]:56 built around the previous courthouse[28] | |
Hamilton | McLeansboro 38°5′36″N 88°32′9″W |
1938[2]:57 | Art Deco structure built by the WPA;[2]:57 no substantial modifications since construction[29] | |
Hancock‡ | Carthage 40°24′47″N 91°8′7″W |
1908[2]:62 | Neoclassical structure;[2]:62 built with domed tower[30] | |
Hardin | Elizabethtown 37°26′50″N 88°18′17″W |
1927[2]:63 | Brick structure built for less than $3,750;[2]:63 includes prominent 1923 war memorial[31] | |
Henderson | Oquawka 40°56′8″N 90°57′12″W |
1842[2]:64 | Greek Revival structure;[2]:64 features four large columns at entrance[32] | |
Henry† | Cambridge 41°18′8″N 90°11′48″W |
1880[2]:65 | Second Empire structure;[2]:65 designed by prominent Indiana courthouse architect Thomas J. Tolan[33] | |
Iroquois | Watseka 40°46′18″N 87°43′8″W |
1966[2]:66 | Modernist structure built by donation;[2]:66 previous courthouse is still standing[34] | |
Jackson† | Murphysboro 37°45′50″N 89°20′6″W |
1927[2]:68 | Neoclassical structure;[2]:68 built after its predecessor was destroyed in a tornado[35] | |
Jasper | Newton 38°59′25″N 88°9′43″W |
1876[2]:69 | Extensively altered from original construction;[36] built with a central clock tower[2]:69 | |
Jefferson | Mount Vernon 38°19′2″N 88°54′11″W |
1939[2]:71 | Art Deco structure;[37] built by the WPA;[2]:71 one of two extant courthouses in Mount Vernon, along with the Appellate Court, 5th District[38] | |
Jersey†‡ | Jerseyville 39°7′9″N 90°19′45″W |
1893[2]:72 | Romanesque Revival structure of limestone;[39] features a central tower[2]:72 | |
Jo Daviess‡ | Galena 42°25′6″N 90°25′32″W |
1845[2]:73 | Originally a squarish brick building with a tower; remodelled by removing the tower and being greatly expanded to the rear[2]:73 | |
Johnson† | Vienna 37°24′52″N 88°53′47″W |
1871[2]:74 | Italianate square building;[2]:74 features cupola with public clock[40] | |
Kane | Geneva 41°52′47″N 88°18′30″W |
1993[2]:79 | Modernist structure, a contemporary office complex[2]:78 | |
Kankakee† | Kankakee 41°7′9″N 87°51′38″W |
1912[2]:80 | Neoclassical structure;[2]:80 topped with a domed clock tower[41] | |
Kendall | Yorkville 41°39′34″N 88°27′43″W |
2008[2]:81 | Postmodernist structure, a contemporary office complex;[2]:81 previous courthouse is still standing[1] | |
Knox‡ | Galesburg 40°56′40″N 90°22′14″W |
1887[2]:82 | Romanesque Revival structure of stone;[2]:82 previous courthouse in Knoxville is still standing[42] | |
Lake | Waukegan 42°21′38″N 87°49′59″W |
1967[2]:83 | Modernist small skyscraper;[43] a contemporary office complex[2]:83 | |
LaSalle | Ottawa 41°20′46″N 88°50′32″W |
1883[2]:85 | Romanesque Revival structure of stone;[2]:84 modified from its original form[44] | |
Lawrence† | Lawrenceville 38°43′44″N 87°40′57″W |
1888[2]:86 | Brick structure with octagonal clock tower;[2]:86 designed by the McDonald Brothers, architects for many Kentucky courthouses[45] | |
Lee‡ | Dixon 41°50′32″N 89°28′53″W |
1900[2]:88 | Neoclassical structure with Ionic columns;[46] features a central dome[2]:88 | |
Livingston | Pontiac 40°52′48″N 88°37′45″W |
2011[47] | Replaced a previous courthouse that was preserved,[47] a structure built around a central clock tower[48] | |
Logan‡ | Lincoln 40°8′46″N 89°21′45″W |
1905[2]:90 | Neoclassical structure with dome;[2]:90 not substantially modified since original construction.[49] Previous courthouse in Mount Pulaski is still standing[50] | |
Macon | Decatur 39°50′24″N 88°57′14″W |
1940[2]:91 | Art Deco structure built by the WPA;[2]:91 not substantially modified since original construction[51] | |
Macoupin‡ | Carlinville 39°16′45″N 89°52′45″W |
1870[2]:92 | Neoclassical structure,[2]:93 the largest courthouse in the country upon its completion, and larger than the Old State Capitol in Springfield[52] | |
Madison | Edwardsville 38°48′45″N 89°57′28″W |
1913[2]:95 | Neo-Renaissance structure built of marble;[2]:95 the fourth courthouse to serve the county[53] | |
Marion | Salem 38°37′39″N 88°56′42″W |
1910[2]:97 | Neoclassical structure;[2]:96 not substantially modified since construction[54] | |
Marshall | Lacon 41°1′30″N 89°24′28″W |
1853[2]:98 | Italianate structure;[2]:98 built as a Greek Revival structure but modified in the 1880s[55] | |
Mason | Havana 40°18′2″N 90°3′42″W |
1882[2]:99 | Greek Revival structure built to plans from 1851;[2]:99 expanded and greatly modified in the 1960s[56] | |
Massac | Metropolis 37°9′7″N 88°43′59″W |
1942[2]:101 | Neoclassical structure of brick;[2]:100 occupies site of previous courthouse[57] | |
McDonough†‡ | Macomb 40°27′32″N 90°40′16″W |
1872[2]:102 | Second Empire structure;[58] original mansard roof replaced after severe storm in 1890[2]:102 | |
McHenry | Woodstock 42°20′28″N 88°26′27″W |
1972[2]:103 | Modernist office complex;[2]:103 previous courthouse is still standing[1] | |
McLean | Bloomington 40°28′40″N 88°59′39″W |
1976[2]:104 | Modernist structure one block from the previous courthouse, which is still standing[2]:104 | |
Menard‡ | Petersburg 40°0′39″N 89°50′56″W |
1898[2]:105 | Stone structure with timber framing;[2]:105 features a central dome[59] | |
Mercer†‡ | Aledo 41°11′58″N 90°44′55″W |
1894[2]:110 | Romanesque Revival structure with central clock tower[60] | |
Monroe‡ | Waterloo 38°20′9″N 90°8′58″W |
1851[2]:111 | Greek Revival structure; repeatedly expanded in the twentieth century[2]:111 | |
Montgomery | Hillsboro 39°9′40″N 89°29′36″W |
1993[2]:112 | Postmodernist structure, a contemporary office complex;[2]:112 previous courthouse is still standing[1] | |
Morgan† | Jacksonville 39°44′5″N 90°13′54″W |
1869[2]:114 | Italianate structure with Second Empire influences[61] | |
Moultrie† | Sullivan 39°35′56″N 88°36′25″W |
1904[2]:115 | Neoclassical structure with multiple Civil War monuments on the lawn[62] | |
Ogle†‡ | Oregon 42°0′50″N 89°20′0″W |
1891[2]:116 | Romanesque Revival structure with tower;[2]:116 retains original oak interior[63] | |
Peoria | Peoria 40°41′34″N 89°35′24″W |
1962[2]:117 | Modernist structure;[64] occupies the site of two previous courthouses[2]:117 | |
Perry | Pinckneyville 38°4′50″N 89°22′55″W |
1850[2]:119 | Built in several pieces;[65] final portion built in 1939[2]:118 | |
Piatt‡ | Monticello 40°1′30″N 88°34′21″W |
1903[2]:120 | Neoclassical structure;[66] features a dome with rotunda[2]:120 | |
Pike‡ | Pittsfield 39°36′26″N 90°48′19″W |
1894[2]:121 | Gothic Revival structure;[67] features a central clock tower[2]:121 | |
Pope‡ | Golconda 37°22′0″N 88°29′5″W |
1873[2]:122 | Two-story gabled structure;[68] replaced a structurally deficient previous courthouse[2]:122 | |
Pulaski | Mound City 37°5′23″N 89°9′44″W |
1912[2]:123 | Three-story brick structure;[69] badly damaged by the Great Flood of 1937[2]:123 | |
Putnam† | Hennepin 41°15′12″N 89°20′33″W |
1839[2]:124 | Greek Revival structure with Doric columns;[2] oldest of all current Illinois courthouses[70] | |
Randolph | Chester 37°54′13″N 89°49′42″W |
1972[2]:127 | Built around a spiral staircase with fountain in an atrium[2]:127 | |
Richland | Olney 38°43′51″N 88°5′8″W |
1914[2]:129 | Neoclassical structure;[2]:128 not substantially modified since original construction[71] | |
Rock Island | Rock Island 41°30′34″N 90°34′49″W |
2001, 2018 | Five-story Modernist structure; replaced the 1896 courthouse in 2018[72] | |
St. Clair | Belleville 38°30′47″N 89°59′7″W |
1976[2]:139 | Modernist structure with attached parking garage and plaza[2]:139 | |
Saline | Harrisburg 37°44′19″N 88°32′23″W |
1967[2]:130 | Modernist structure, built of brick with few windows[2]:131 | |
Sangamon | Springfield 39°48′0″N 89°38′36″W |
1991[2]:133 | Modernist structure; built after the county stopped using the old state capitol as its courthouse[2]:132–133 | |
Schuyler | Rushville 40°7′14″N 90°33′50″W |
1882[2]:134 | Brick structure with corner clock tower and arcade[2]:134 | |
Scott‡ | Winchester 39°37′44″N 90°27′19″W |
1885[2]:136 | Brick structure with onion dome atop tower;[2]:136 clock added to tower in 1917[73] | |
Shelby‡ | Shelbyville 39°24′25″N 88°47′27″W |
1881[2]:137 | Second Empire structure with clock tower;[74] has an adjacent war memorial[2]:137 | |
Stark | Toulon 41°5′36″N 89°51′57″W |
1856[2]:140 | Greek Revival structure built from the plans for the Marshall County Courthouse[2]:140 | |
Stephenson | Freeport 42°17′53″N 89°37′19″W |
1974[2]:141 | Modernist structure with an adjacent Civil War memorial[2]:141 | |
Tazewell† | Pekin 40°34′10″N 89°38′52″W |
1916[2]:142 | Neoclassical structure with a skylight central atrium[75] | |
Union | Jonesboro 37°27′9″N 89°16′18″W |
2013[76] | Built beginning in 2012; previous courthouse, destroyed at the end of the project,[77] was an extensively modified 1850s structure[2]:144 | |
Vermilion | Danville 40°7′29″N 87°37′46″W |
1910[2]:145 | Five-story stone building;[2]:145 shaped like the letter "L"[78] | |
Wabash | Mount Carmel 38°24′36″N 87°45′39″W |
1881[2]:147 | Modernist structure;[79] technically the same building as the 1881 courthouse, but nothing remains of the original structure[2]:147 | |
Warren‡ | Monmouth 40°54′45″N 90°38′57″W |
1895[2]:148 | Features central clock tower,[80] reduced in height in 1970 for structural reasons[2]:148 | |
Washington | Nashville 38°20′39″N 89°22′59″W |
1884[2]:149 | Third courthouse to serve the county;[81] expanded in the 1960s[2]:149 | |
Wayne | Fairfield 38°22′48″N 88°21′26″W |
1891[2]:150 | Built with prominent tower on the facade;[82] expanded in the 1950s[2]:150 | |
White | Carmi 38°5′28″N 88°9′32″W |
1883[2]:151 | Third courthouse, built on the site of the second;[2]:151 first courthouse was the still-standing Robinson-Stewart House[83] | |
Whiteside | Morrison 41°48′37″N 89°57′50″W |
1987[2]:152 | Modernist structure, built of brick and glass[2]:152 | |
Will | Joliet 41°31′28″N 88°4′56″W |
1969[2]:153 | Modernist structure, built of concrete and glass[2]:153 | |
Williamson | Marion 37°43′57″N 88°55′45″W |
1971[2]:154 | Modernist brick structure;[84] replaced a demolished 1889 courthouse on the public square[2]:154 | |
Winnebago | Rockford 42°16′18″N 89°5′47″W |
1968[2]:155 | Modernist structure, augmented by a separate criminal justice center[2]:155 | |
Woodford | Eureka 40°43′19″N 89°16′20″W |
1898[2]:157 | Neoclassical structure;[85] a slightly modified version of the Berrien County Courthouse in southwestern Michigan.[2]:157 Previous courthouse in Metamora is still standing[86] |
See also
- Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, 1950s reproduction of the 1840s Logan County Courthouse
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External links
- Directory of counties
- County court information from the Illinois Courts