Scott County Courthouse, Winchester, Illinois
The Scott County Courthouse in Winchester was completed in 1885 at a cost of $35,500. Designed by the St. Louis architectural firm of James Stewart, the building has elements of the Greek Revival, Italianate, and Federal architectural styles. In 1977, an Illinois Department of Conservation historic preservation report remarked that the courthouse "is so uniquely eclectic as to defy categorization."
Square sections with a single rounded-arch window on each story are placed on the building's corners, while the remaining portions of the sides feature several similar windows spaced closely together. A stone stringcourse visually separates the stories. Above the entrance rises a three-story tower topped with an exceptional onion dome. In 1917, the county converted the tower into a clock tower.
The courthouse sits catty-corner to the northeast of Winchester's town square. It is the largest building within the Winchester Historic District listed in 1979 on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes 438 buildings, of which 273 are contributing, including this courthouse.
Winchester is the seat of Scott County. Located in West Central Illinois, the city is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The estimated population of Winchester in 2019 was 1,467.
Scott County Courthouse, Winchester, Illinois
The Scott County Courthouse in Winchester was completed in 1885 at a cost of $35,500. Designed by the St. Louis architectural firm of James Stewart, the building has elements of the Greek Revival, Italianate, and Federal architectural styles. In 1977, an Illinois Department of Conservation historic preservation report remarked that the courthouse "is so uniquely eclectic as to defy categorization."
Square sections with a single rounded-arch window on each story are placed on the building's corners, while the remaining portions of the sides feature several similar windows spaced closely together. A stone stringcourse visually separates the stories. Above the entrance rises a three-story tower topped with an exceptional onion dome. In 1917, the county converted the tower into a clock tower.
The courthouse sits catty-corner to the northeast of Winchester's town square. It is the largest building within the Winchester Historic District listed in 1979 on the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes 438 buildings, of which 273 are contributing, including this courthouse.
Winchester is the seat of Scott County. Located in West Central Illinois, the city is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The estimated population of Winchester in 2019 was 1,467.