Montgomery County Courthouse (Illinois) Explained

Montgomery County Courthouse
Location:Courthouse Sq., Hillsboro, Illinois
Coordinates:39.1611°N -89.4933°W
Architect:Gurdon P. Randall
Architecture:Second Empire
Added:October 28, 1994
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:94001266

The Montgomery County Courthouse, located in Courthouse Square in Hillsboro, is the county courthouse serving Montgomery County, Illinois. While the courthouse was originally built in 1833–35, it did not attain its current form until an extensive remodeling in 1868–71. Architect Gurdon P. Randall designed the remodeled courthouse in the Second Empire style. The courthouse's design features two towers: a square tower enclosing a staircase at the southwest corner, and a tower with a mansard roof at the southeast corner. The courthouse's cornice, which runs along the roof line and the bottom of the mansard roof, features decorative brackets. Since the renovated courthouse reopened, it has continuously served as the seat of county government functions.[1]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1994.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evans. Idabel. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Montgomery County Courthouse. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193926/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201174.pdf. dead. March 4, 2016. National Park Service. June 19, 2014. July 25, 1994.