Kendall Township in Yorkville in Kendall County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Kendall County Historic Courthouse
1864
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2023
1. Kendall County Historic Courthouse Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters • Law Enforcement • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 41° 38.431′ N, 88° 26.887′ W. Marker is in Yorkville, Illinois, in Kendall County. It is in Kendall Township. Marker is on West Madison Street just east of South Main Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the north entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 West Madison Street, Yorkville IL 60560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Kendall County World War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Illinois' Northern Boundary (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Yorkville Congregational Church (approx. half a mile away); Plano Stone Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); P. Y. Bliss House (approx. 8.1 miles away); First Settler
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Regarding Kendall County Historic Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #98001354.
From the National Register Nomination:
The Kendall County Courthouse stands alone on the courthouse square on the high point of the hill arising from the south side of the Fox River in Yorkville, Illinois. The Italianate building is approximately 50 feet tall on the northern elevation from the ground to the top of the gabled end. This height does not include the additional height of the iron platform which originally held a dome on top of the building. Shortly before 4 a.m. on the morning of March 25, 1887 the bell at the Methodist Church across the street from the courthouse began to ring, waking the neighborhood. The court house was on fire! Brave neighbors ran into the blaze and rescued the sheriff, his family, two prisoners, and most the county's records, all of whom were taken to the Beck Hotel. After the flames and smoke subsided all that was left standing of the beautiful building was the brick andlimestone walls. The safe in the treasurer's office survived the fire with only minor damage to the door, so every penny of the county's money was spared...Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 20232. Kendall County Historic Courthouse Marker(marker is on right side of north entrance)
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1. Kendall County Courthouse (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Construction on the Kendall County Courthouse began in 1862 in Yorkville, Illinois on a bluff overlooking the Fox River. The limestone and brick building was completed in 1864 and went into service as the primary judiciary building for Kendall County. At about 4 a.m. on March 25, 1887 the courthouse was struck by fire. Yorkville, without a fire department at the time, was forced to rely upon railroad water cars from nearby Aurora to extinguish any blazes. The railroad cars did not arrive to Yorkville in time and the building was almost completely destroyed. The fire left only the exterior walls standing. After the fire the interior of the building was redesigned and the building reconstructed. The building stayed in use as the courthouse until 1998, when a new facility was built. As of 2008, the courtroom and some meeting room serves as rental space for reunions and conferences.(Submitted on October 31, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. National Register of Historic Places Nomination. (Submitted on October 31, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2023
3. Kendall County Historic Courthouse
(northwest elevation)
(northwest elevation)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2023
4. Kendall County Historic Courthouse
(southeast elevation)
(southeast elevation)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2023
5. Kendall County Historic Courthouse (northeast elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 31, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
