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Mercer County Courthouse (Illinois)

Mercer County Courthouse
Mercer County Courthouse Image.jpeg
Mercer County Courthouse (Illinois) is located in Illinois
Mercer County Courthouse (Illinois)
Mercer County Courthouse (Illinois) is located in the US
Mercer County Courthouse (Illinois)
Location SE 3rd St. (IL 17), Aledo, Illinois
Coordinates 41°11′58″N 90°44′55″W / 41.19944°N 90.74861°W / 41.19944; -90.74861Coordinates: 41°11′58″N 90°44′55″W / 41.19944°N 90.74861°W / 41.19944; -90.74861
Area less than one acre
Built 1894 (1894)
Built by Leach, L.L., & Sons
Architect Bell, M.E.
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 82002589
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.

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


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