The Marshall County Courthouse, located at 122 North Prairie Street in Lacon, Illinois, is the county courthouse serving Marshall County, Illinois. [1] Built in 1853-1854, it is a building of Georgian Revival architecture. The cost of construction was $7,352, exclusive of subsequent additions to the building. [2]
The Marshall County Courthouse holds court sessions on cases brought to it within its 10th Circuit jurisdiction. [1] It is also the meeting place of the elected county board, and contains offices for the county. [3] The 1853-1854 Marshall County Courthouse is the second building to serve this purpose. The first courthouse operated from 1840 until it burned on January 5, 1853. [2]