Adams County Courthouse (Illinois)
The Adams County Courthouse is a government building in central Quincy, the county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1950 after a tornado destroyed its predecessor, it is the fourth building to serve as a courthouse for Adams County.
Previous courthouses
Adams County was created by the Legislature in early 1825,[1]: 261 and by year's end, the county commissioners had produced specifications for the first courthouse; this structure was a square log building completed in early 1826.[1]: 266 Few public buildings being available in Quincy at the time, it was also employed as a school, a church building, and a general meeting space. After ten years of use, it was destroyed by a fire in 1836, and a new brick courthouse was begun,[1]: 267 but it too fell prey to fire in 1875.[1]: 322 A peaceful county seat war ensued, but Quincy defeated the challenge from Coatsburg by a wide margin, and the county's third courthouse was completed and occupied in 1877.[1]: 323
Current courthouse
References
- ^ a b c d e The history of Adams County, Illinois, containing a history of the county—its cities, towns, etc. Chicago: Murray, Williamson, and Phelps, 1879.
- ^ Weiser, Dennis. Illinois courthouses: an illustrated history. Virginia Beach: Donning, 2009, 14-15.