DuPage County Courthouse

DuPage County Courthouse
DuPage County Courthouse
DuPage County Courthouse is located in Illinois
Location: 200 Reber Street,
Wheaton, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°51′50″N 88°6′14″W / 41.86389°N 88.10389°W / 41.86389; -88.10389Coordinates: 41°51′50″N 88°6′14″W / 41.86389°N 88.10389°W / 41.86389; -88.10389
Built: 1896
Architect: Mifflin E. Bell
Architectural style: Richardsonian Romanesque
Governing body: DuPage County
NRHP Reference#: 78003107[1]
Added to NRHP: June 7, 1978

The Old DuPage County Courthouse is a Richardsonian Romanesque style court house designed by Mifflin E. Bell in Wheaton, Illinois. It was constructed in 1896 and housed many important events. Clarence Darrow defended George Munding in a trial in 1924 that made regional headlines. The first execution by electrocution was sentenced here in 1931. The courthouse operated until 1990, when the present day DuPage County Courthouse was built. In danger of being demolished, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

  1. ^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2010. 

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