Coles County Courthouse

Coles County Courthouse
Location Charleston Public Sq., Charleston, Illinois
Coordinates 39°29′41″N 88°10′28″W / 39.49472°N 88.17444°W / 39.49472; -88.17444Coordinates: 39°29′41″N 88°10′28″W / 39.49472°N 88.17444°W / 39.49472; -88.17444
Area less than one acre
Built 1898
Architect Cornelius W. Rapp
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 78001118[1]
Added to NRHP November 28, 1978

Coles County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Charleston, Illinois. The courthouse is located in a public square in central Charleston and houses most of Coles County, Illinois's administrative offices as well as its courts. It was built in 1898 and designed by architect Cornelius W. Rapp in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building's exterior is faced in brown stone from the Embarras River; Bedford stone is used for several architectural details. The corners of the building feature pavilions topped by pyramids, and a clock tower topped with a pyramid is situated atop the center of the courthouse. The four main entrances, located on each side of the building, feature an arcaded porch with recessed doors.[2]

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Hight, David; Brian Conway (April 14, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Coles County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
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