Montgomery County Courthouse, Hillsboro, Illinois.
N 39° 09.638 W 089° 29.596
16S E 284578 N 4337563
This is the OLD Montgomery County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMATPR
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2011
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This is the old courthouse in Montgomery County, Illinois.
The Historic Montgomery County Courthouse was built over a period of time from 1868 to 1872, but contains in its walls fragments of an earlier courthouse which was well known to Abraham Lincoln.
The building as it stands today was designed in the romantic style called "Second Empire" by a Chicago architect, G. B. Randall. This style originated in France, but was very popular in this country after the Civil war, especially for public buildings. Mr. Randall's plans for the building have not been located, but we know that they included the use of some portions of earlier buildings.
It was used as the county courthouse until 1993 when the county's new courthouse was erected down the street. However, this structure is still used for the offices of the county clerk, assessor, treasurer, etc.
Credits to: courthouselover on flickr.
Year Built: 1868-1872
Current Use of Building: offices of the county clerk, assessor, treasurer
Level of Courts: County
Architect: G. B. Randall
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1872-1993
Physical Address:
Old Montgomery County Courthouse
Courthouse Square
Hillsboro, IL 62049
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8 AM to 4 PM
Related Website: Not listed
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