Macon County Courthouse (Illinois)

The area now composing Macon County was uninhabited until about 1820, when a Vandalia resident settled along the Sangamon River,[1]: 26  and further settlement was extremely sparse until 1828.

Land sales in the newly platted town began in July,[1]: 23  and the first court in the county met in August at the home of James Ward,[1]: 47  about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Decatur.

The new limestone building featured a corner tower and exhibited the Romanesque Revival style, and it was used both by the city and the county.

This arrangement continued until 1940, when the present Art Deco building was completed by the federal Works Progress Administration.

Five stories tall with an irregular plan, it is entered by a central second-story set of doors.