Vienna in Johnson County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Johnson County Courthouse

1871

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

1. Johnson County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. This building has been placed on
The National Register of Historic Places
by the State of Illinois
and the United States Department of the Interior
September 9, 2010

Erected 2010.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 37° 24.871′ N, 88° 53.791′ W. Marker is in Vienna, Illinois, in Johnson County. It can be reached from Court Street just west of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level just to the right of the north/front Johnson County Courthouse entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 Court Street, Vienna IL 62995, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt

and in Shawnee Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thirteen Hundred and Sixty-four Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); Route of Gen. George Rogers Clark (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Johnson County Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Route of Gen. George Rogers Clark (approx. 3.2 miles away); George Rogers Clark Campsite

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Route of General George Rogers Clark (approx. 8.4 miles away); Old Ft. Massac and Kaskaskia Trail (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vienna.

Regarding Johnson County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #10000725.

Also see . . . Johnson County Courthouse.

Architect Niles Llewelly Wickwire designed the courthouse in the Italianate style. The courthouse's design features narrow arched windows with iron hoods, brick quoins on the corners, triangular pediments above the east and west entrances, and a bracketed cornice. The roof is topped by an octagonal cupola with a clock facing each side of the building. The courthouse has functioned continuously since its opening.

(Submitted on November 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

2. Johnson County Courthouse Marker

(marker is just right of the north entrance)

Johnson County Courthouse (<i>north elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

3. Johnson County Courthouse (north elevation)

(marker visible just right of entrance)

Johnson County Courthouse (<i>south elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

4. Johnson County Courthouse (south elevation)

Johnson County Courthouse (<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

5. Johnson County Courthouse (east elevation)

Johnson County Courthouse (<i>southwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 23, 2021

6. Johnson County Courthouse (southwest elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.