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The Stephenson County Courthouse, located on Courthouse Square in
Freeport Freeport, a variant of free port, may refer to: Places United States *Freeport, California *Freeport, Florida *Freeport, Illinois *Freeport, Indiana *Freeport, Iowa *Freeport, Kansas *Freeport, Maine, a New England town **Freeport (CDP), Maine, the ...
, is the county courthouse serving
Stephenson County Stephenson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 47,711. Its county seat is Freeport. Stephenson County is included in the Freeport, IL Micropolitan Statist ...
, Illinois. The present courthouse was built in 1975, replacing a historic courthouse built on the site in 1870.
Elijah E. Myers Elijah E. Myers (December 29, 1832 – March 5, 1909) was a leading architect of government buildings in the latter half of the 19th century, and the only architect to design the capitol buildings of three U.S. states, the Michigan State Capito ...
, who went on to design three state capitols, designed the 1870 courthouse in the Second Empire style; the building, which featured a
mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...
and a projecting entrance pavilion, was Myers' only Second Empire work. The 1870 courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, but it was demolished later that year as insufficient for the county's needs; despite its demolition, it remains listed on the National Register. The present courthouse was completed the following year, though by 2008, it was also reported to have insufficient space for the county's needs.


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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois County courthouses in Illinois Second Empire architecture in Illinois Government buildings completed in 1870 Government buildings completed in 1975 National Register of Historic Places in Stephenson County, Illinois Buildings and structures in Stephenson County, Illinois {{StephensonCountyIL-NRHP-stub