The McDonough County Courthouse is located in the McDonough County city of Macomb, in the U.S. state of

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. The courthouse was constructed in 1871. Architect Elijah E. Myers designed the building in the Second Empire style; the courthouse is one of the few remaining Second Empire buildings in the United States. The courthouse was added to the

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in 1972. In the late 1970s, the county rehabilitated the building to restore its original exterior. The building houses the County Clerk, Treasurer and State's Attorney's Office among others.

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