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Clinton County Courthouse (Illinois)

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window was placed in a small tower over the entrance. This building remained in use until 1997, after which Clinton County functioned without a courthouse for two years. Its replacement, the current structure, was completed in 1999 under the direction of Phillips Swager Associates and Kuhlmann
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and pilasters on the corners. A central glass section rises from ground to roof, broken only by the belt course between the second and third stories; aside from this, the windows are plain and rectangular.
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could settlement occur on a more widespread basis. Carlyle's foundation predated the war, consisting of a blockhouse fort to protect local settlers. Clinton County has never experienced a
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began arriving in 1809, but the advance of civilization was retarded by the depredations of Indian bands, and only after the end of the
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was constructed in 1808, and settlers soon began to take advantage of improved transportation by claiming lands near the road.
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Clinton County's obscure first courthouse was used until the construction of a replacement in 1849. This was a two-
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central projection that included the main entrance and side rooms. Built of brick with corner
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building, it features a concrete first story and two upper stories of brick with concrete
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Commercial history of Clinton County and its thriving cities: with superb illustrations
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brick structure in the shape of the letter "I", with a three-
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Buildings and structures in Clinton County, Illinois
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Front and western side, seen from Franklin Street (
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U.S. Route 50
Carlyle
county seat
Clinton County
Illinois
United States
courthouse
territorial
Shawneetown
Kaskaskia
Squatters
War of 1812
county seat war
story
bay
pilasters
mansard roof
brackets
eaves
dormer
modernist
belt courses


East St. Louis
Virginia Beach
Clinton County website
Postcards of previous and current courthouses
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