Jo Daviess County Courthouse

The current Jo Daviess County courthouse, of which the oldest section was built in 1839–1844, has a late Georgian architecture façade of reddish brick.^[4] A series of courthouse expansions have been built to the rear of the original courthouse. These additions were constructed in 1899, 1970, and 1974−1976. The expansions extended the justice complex up a slope that is locally called “Jail Hill.” The additions are faced with light-colored limestone rather than red brick, but also extend the original courthouse’s pre-Italianate eaves.^[4] The composite structure was extensively renovated in 2024−2025.^[4]

42°25′06″N 90°25′33″W / 42.4184°N 90.4257°W / 42.4184; -90.4257