National Register of Historic Places

Old Cahokia Courthouse

Cahokia, St. Clair County, Illinois
Listed
November 9, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72001480

About this property

The Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site is a reconstructed French-Canadian structure built about 1740 at what is now 107 Elm Street, Cahokia Heights, Illinois. At various times it has served as a house and as a courthouse. It is currently interpreted to resemble its appearance about 1800 as a frontier courthouse of the Northwest Territory. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1972. The old Cahokia log home is believed to have been built in 1737 as a four-room private residence by Jean le Poincet and acquired in later years by Jean Francois Saucier, son of the designer of Fort de Chartres, from his first wife's family as her dowry. It was here that Jean Francois Saucier's six children with his first two wives, Marguerite Cadron and Angelique Lapensee were born. His other eight children with third wife Marie Francoise Nicolle were born and raised in Missouri. It is the oldest house in Illinois as well as the mid-west.

Location

Cahokia, St. Clair County, Illinois
38.57087, -90.19182

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Church of the Holy Family
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0.2 mi
Jarrot, Nicholas, Mansion
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0.2 mi
Curtiss-Wright Hangars 1 and 2
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1.5 mi
Martin, Pierre, House
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1.6 mi
United States Post Office and Courthouse
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4.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Capture of Cahokia (Illinois 1778)
1778Revolutionary War
0.4 mi

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When was Old Cahokia Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Old Cahokia Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Old Cahokia Courthouse?

Old Cahokia Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Old Cahokia Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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