McDonough County Courthouse

McDonough County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The McDonough County Courthouse in Macomb, Illinois' public square.
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Location	Public Sq., Macomb, Illinois
Coordinates	40°27′38″N 90°40′27″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 McDonough County city of Macomb, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The courthouse was constructed in 1871. Architect Elijah E. Myers designed the building 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

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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.
3. "Government". Macomb, Illinois. Retrieved October 4, 2013.