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 Court House - Galena, Illinois Posted by:  iconions
N 42° 25.098 W 090° 25.537
15T E 711808 N 4699432
This three-story brick Second Empire building is located at 330 N Bench Street in Galena, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM12D7W
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2020
Views: 1
My Commentary:
Jo Daviess County and Galena do not have the Courthouse located in a grand square - it's actually tucked away up on to the hill on the eastern corner of downtown. I would not have know of its existence except for a ghost tour I went on. The building is an exceptional and early example of Second Empire architecture. The ghost on the third floor likes to be left alone.
One block north of Franklin, on Bench, is the COURT HOUSE, the first of many local buildings in American Colonial style. It was built in 1839. In 1900 the columns on the face of the building were removed and an addition built.
- Galena
Guide, 1937, pg. 60
Current name: Jo Daviess County Courthouse
Architect: A.C. Weary, Freeport
Developer: John Goodmiller, Stockton
Style: Greek Revival. Dormers
Architectural Description: This is a 3-story courthouse in the Greek Revival style built in 1838, 1900, 1970. The foundation is limestone. Exterior walls are brick; limestone. The building has a mansard roof clad in slate. Windows are original or historic; contemporary wood; aluminum 1/1 double- or single-hung; hood molding/crowns; with molding. Doors are contemporary metal glazed; recessed entry with fanlight.
- ruskinarc.com Historic Architecture Survey Database
| National Register Building Details |
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| ADDRESS |
HIST. PROPERTY NAME |
C or N/C |
DATE |
STYLE, FORM, TYPE |
| 330 N. Bench Street |
Jo Daviess County Courthouse |
C |
1839, 1900, 1970, 1990 |
Greek Revival/Second Empire |
- National Register Application
Book: Galena, IL
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 60
Year Originally Published: 1937
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