Old McHenry County Courthouse
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| Old McHenry County Courthouse | |
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| Location: | Woodstock, Illinois, McHenry County, Illinois, USA |
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| Built/Founded: | 1844-45 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 1, 1979[2] |
The Old McHenry County Courthouse, in McHenry County, Illinois, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 1, 1974. Once the courthouse in the county seat of McHenry County, Woodstock, today the courthouse is occupied by various private tenants including a restaurant and an art gallery. It is one of the key structures in the Woodstock Square Historic District.
[edit] History
The 1857 Italianate Old Courthouse was constructed to closely resemble the 1853 Cook County Courthouse (which was eventually destroyed during the Great Chicago Fire). The adjoining structure, the Sheriff's House and Jail was built in 1887. It was there, in the Sheriff's House and Jail that Eugene Debs was held for his refusal to comply with an injunction during the Pullman Strike. Until the early 1970s McHenry County government office were located in the Old Courthouse. Today the two buildings house two restaurants, one in each building, and art gallery (in the courthouse), a pottery shop (in the jail building) and the Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum. Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy comic strips, was a 50-year Woodstock resident.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ McHenry County Culture and History, McHenry County Convention & Visitor's Bureau, official site, Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Jan. 2007.
- ^ Visitor's Guide to Historic Woodstock Square, (PDF), City of Woodstock, Tourism, Visitor's Guide, Retrieved January 13, 2007.
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Municipalities and Communities of McHenry County, Illinois (County Seat: Woodstock) |
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| Cities, Towns and Villages | Algonquin | Barrington Hills | Bull Valley | Cary | Crystal Lake | Fox Lake | Fox River Grove | Greenwood | Harvard | Hebron | Holiday Hills | Huntley | Island Lake | Johnsburg | Lake in the Hills | Lakemoor | Lakewood | Marengo | McCullom Lake | McHenry | Oakwood Hills | Pistakee Highlands (CDP) | Port Barrington | Prairie Grove | Richmond | Ridgefield | Ringwood | Solon Mills | Spring Grove | Sunnyside | Trout Valley | Union | Wonder Lake | Wonder Lake (CDP) | Woodstock |
| Townships | Alden| Algonquin | Burton | Chemung | Coral | Dorr | Dunham | Grafton | Greenwood | Hartland | Hebron | Marengo | McHenry | Nunda | Richmond | Riley | Seneca |
| Points of Interest | Chain O'Lakes State Park | Fox River | Golden Corridor | Moraine Hills State Park | McHenry County College | UP/Northwest Line |
| Airports | Lake in the Hills Airport |
