Edgar County Courthouse Explained

Edgar County Courthouse
Coordinates:39.6131°N -87.6939°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Edgar County Courthouse
Built:1891 - 93
Architect:Henry Elliot
Architecture:Romanesque Revival
Added:June 4, 1981
Refnum:81000221

The Edgar County Courthouse, located in Paris, Illinois, is the county courthouse of Edgar County. The courthouse was constructed from 1891 until 1893; it is the third building to be used as Edgar County's courthouse. Architect Henry Elliot designed the building in the Romanesque Revival style. The courthouse's exterior has four main sides and four entrances situated between each adjacent pair of sides. Each side includes two towers at each end and a central section with a tall gable. Each tower features two medieval dormers. A wedding-cake style iron clock tower, built shortly after the building was completed, tops the center of the courthouse.[1]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1981.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carvey. Elizabeth A.. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Edgar County Courthouse. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217011124/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200339.pdf. dead. December 17, 2013. Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. December 16, 2013. January 12, 1981.