DeKalb County, Illinois

DeKalb County

Courthouse

 

 

 



                           Current Courthouse May 2002

  

Site on which was held the 1st session DeKalb County Court 1837. Erected in 1917 by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and DeKalb County

View of second courthouse and gathering of Grand Army of the Republic

The present courthouse at the time of a parade welcoming World War I soldiers

Original gas chandelier converted to electric.

Stained glass window in celing of third floor courtroom

Original third floor circuit courtroom in present courthouse.

View of stairway leading to third floor of present courthouse

Open stairway leading to third floor of present courthouse

Decorated columns in central core of present courthouse

Another example of decorative design through-out the present chourhouse.

The DeKalb County Courthouse after the 1982-1987 Remodeling

100th Anniversary (2005)

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