Adams County Courthouse (Illinois)

Built in 1950 after a tornado destroyed its predecessor, it is the fourth building to serve as a courthouse for Adams County.

Adams County was created by the Legislature in early 1825,[1]: 261 and by year's end, the county commissioners had produced specifications for the first courthouse; this structure was a square log building completed in early 1826.

[1]: 323 Downtown Quincy was severely damaged by an April 1945 tornado, and the 1877 courthouse was one of many buildings destroyed in the storm.

A five-year construction process culminated with the dedication of a fourth courthouse in 1950.

Three stories tall, the courthouse possesses an unadorned facade that faces a parking area.