- DuPage County Courthouse
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DuPage County Courthouse
Location: 200 Reber Street,
Wheaton, IllinoisCoordinates: 41°51′50″N 88°6′14″W / 41.86389°N 88.10389°WCoordinates: 41°51′50″N 88°6′14″W / 41.86389°N 88.10389°W Built: 1896 Architect: Mifflin E. Bell Architectural style: Richardsonian Romanesque Governing body: DuPage County NRHP Reference#: 78003107[1] Added to NRHP: June 7, 1978 The Old DuPage County Courthouse is a Richardsonian Romanesque style court house designed by Mifflin E. Bell in Wheaton, Illinois. It was constructed in 1896 and housed many important events. Clarence Darrow defended George Munding in a trial in 1924 that made regional headlines. The first execution by electrocution was sentenced here in 1931. The courthouse operated until 1990, when the present day DuPage County Courthouse was built. In danger of being demolished, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
References
- ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
Categories:- National Register of Historic Places in DuPage County, Illinois
- Buildings and structures completed in 1896
- County courthouses in Illinois
- Wheaton, Illinois
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Illinois
- Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
- Clock towers in the United States
- Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs
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