McDonough County Courthouse
McDonough County Courthouse | |
Location | Public Sq., Macomb, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 40°27′38″N 90°40′27″W / 40.46056°N 90.67417°W |
Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1869 |
Architect | Elijah E. Myers |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 72001448[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 30, 1972 |
The McDonough County Courthouse is located in the
Second Empire style; the courthouse is one of the few remaining Second Empire buildings in the United States.[2]
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] In the late 1970s, the county rehabilitated the building to restore its original exterior.[3]
The building houses the County Clerk, Treasurer and State's Attorney's Office among others.
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Coney, William B. (December 8, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: McDonough County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ "Government". Macomb, Illinois. Retrieved October 4, 2013.