Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum

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Effingham County Courthouse
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The Effingham County Courthouse in 2006
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Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum
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Location100 E. Jefferson St.,
Effingham, Illinois
Coordinates 39°7′18.001″N88°32′28.000″W / 39.12166694°N 88.54111111°W / 39.12166694; -88.54111111
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1871
NRHP reference No. 85002304 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1985

The Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum is a historic building and museum located in Effingham, the county seat of Effingham County, Illinois. Built in 1871, the building was originally the Effingham County Courthouse.

The courthouse was started in 1870 and completed in 1871 at a cost of roughly $30,000. Its style is known as Second Empire, a style popular in the United States during the latter part of the nineteenth century, coming from France's Second Empire period of the late 18th century. There have been two minor changes to the exterior; in 1913 the bell tower was changed from the Second Empire style to a simple square with a pyramidal roof; and somewhat later the southeast exterior door was changed to permit handicapped access and a small porch roof was added to shelter the door. [2]

In 2007, Effingham County constructed a new building, named the Effingham County Government Center, one block west of the 1871 courthouse, at which point the old courthouse was not longer used. Beginning in 2012, the old courthouse began use as a museum. [3] [4] The building has been listed on the US National Register of Historic Places since September 1985. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Lewis, Charles Philip (April 4, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Effingham County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  3. Grimes, Bill (January 27, 2012). "Museum members hope to make progress in 2012". Effingham Daily News. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. "Effingham County Cultural Center and Museum Association". Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

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