The original two-story section of the courthouse was built about 1842, enlarged in 1897, and a rear wing was added in 1952.

The 1897 remodeling added a second floor to the original one-story wings and Classical Revival style design elements.

The jail was built about 1857,[2] and is a two-story, rectangular building with 32 inch thick brick walls.

[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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