The Putnam County Courthouse, located at 120 N. 4th Street in Hennepin, is Putnam County,

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. Built in 1839, the building is the oldest courthouse in the state which is still in use. The courthouse was designed in the

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style and features four

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columns at its front entrance. J.A. Williams later (1893) constructed an addition, which included a vault and document room, on the north side of the courthouse. The courthouse was added to the

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on March 4, 1975.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Greek Revival architecture in Illinois Government buildings completed in 1839 Buildings and structures in Putnam County, Illinois County courthouses in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, Illinois {{PutnamCountyIL-NRHP-stub