National Register of Historic Places

Carroll County Courthouse

Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois
Listed
November 26, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000692

About this property

The Carroll County Courthouse, located in Courthouse Square in Mount Carroll, is the county courthouse of Carroll County, Illinois. The courthouse, which was designed by Chicago architects Olmstead and Nicholson, was built in 1858 and has been used continuously since. During the Civil War, the courthouse also served as a barracks for the county's troops prior to their commissioning. The Lorado Taft Monument, a memorial to the county's Civil War veterans, was added to the site in 1891. According to Ripley's Believe It or Not, the monument is the only Civil War memorial with an annex, which was added to fit names which had been left off the original memorial. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1973.

Location

Mount Carroll, Carroll County, Illinois
42.10057, -89.97846

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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Questions about this property

When was Carroll County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Carroll County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Carroll County Courthouse?

Carroll County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Carroll County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Carroll County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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