Built 1840 (1840) Opened 1840 Added to NRHP 13 February 1992 | NRHP Reference # 92000051 Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location Public Sq., Main St., Knoxville, Illinois Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
The Knox County Courthouse and Hall of Records, located on the public square of Knoxville, are the former county courthouse and hall of records of Knox County, Illinois. The courthouse was built in 1840 to replace the county's first courthouse; built in 1831 shortly after the county's organization, it had been outgrown by the end of the decade. Architect John Mandeville gave the building its Greek Revival design. The Hall of Records, which was also designed by Mandeville, was added in 1854 to house county records after the courthouse ran out of space for them. The Knox County seat moved to Galesburg in 1873; the courthouse and hall of records subsequenty housed the Knoxville city hall and public library respectively until 1978, when the city government moved to the hall and the courthouse became a museum.
The buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1992.