Mercer County Courthouse (Illinois)

Mercer County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	100 SE 3rd St. (IL 17), Aledo, Illinois
Coordinates	41°11′58″N 90°44′55″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894 (1894)
Built by	L.L. Leach & Sons
Architect	M.E. Bell
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	82002589[1]
Added to NRHP	June 17, 1982

The Mercer County Courthouse, located on Southeast 3rd Street (Illinois Route 17) in Aledo, is the county courthouse serving Mercer County, Illinois. The courthouse was authorized in 1893 to accommodate the growing county's needs and completed the following year. Architect Mifflin E. Bell designed the Romanesque Revival building; he later expanded upon the same plans to design the DuPage County Courthouse. The three-story sandstone building has arched entrances on all four sides. A clock tower rises above the center of the building, and several dormers project from the sides of the roof.[2]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1982.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Baumgardner, Dean (December 30, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Mercer County Courthouse" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.