Prominent Midwestern architects T. J. Tolan and Son designed the courthouses in the Second Empire style.

The building's mansard roof includes several dormers and is surrounded by a dentillated cornice.

Decorative stone elements such as moldings, belt courses, and quoins are used throughout the building.

[2] The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2004.

This article about a property in Henry County, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.