Built 1848 (1848) Architect Lightner, L. I. NRHP Reference # 72000447 Area 2,400 m² | Built by Barkhausen, Ernstt Architectural style Southern Greek Revival Opened 1848 Added to NRHP 26 December 1972 | |
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Location Off IL 3, Thebes, Illinois Address Oak St, Thebes, IL 62990, USA Similar Circuit Court Division IV, Common Pleas Courthou, Honorable Scott A Lipke, Cape Girardeau Municipal, Rush Hudson Limbaug | ||
Thebes courthouse top 6 facts
The Thebes Courthouse in Thebes, Illinois, is the former county courthouse of Alexander County. Plans to build the courthouse began in 1845, when the county seat moved to Thebes from Unity. Architect L. I. Lightner planned the courthouse, which he designed in a Southern Greek Revival style featuring a two-story porch and four front pillars. Contractor Ernstt Barkhausen built the courthouse for $4,400, and the building was completed in 1848. It served as Alexander County's courthouse until the county seat moved to Cairo in 1860.
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 1972. It now serves as the headquarters of the Thebes Historical Society.
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