Washington County Courthouse (Illinois)

[2] As a result, a new town, Georgetown, was formed in 1827 to replace it, but no public buildings were built here, and a newly arrived judge found only deserted fields at the site in 1829.

Its replacement,[1]: 24  a square two-story structure with adjacent jail,[1]: plate facing 24  allocated the first floor to the courts and the second to county offices, although this arrangement was reversed in 1855.

[1]: 24  However, fire destroyed this building in 1883; county officials immediately began laying plans for its replacement, and the fourth and current courthouse was erected in the following year, costing $24,000.

It is an Italianate building, two stories tall, with an oculus and broken pediment above the arched main entrance, while stone quoins are set in the corners of the brick walls.

Space concerns prompted the addition of one-story sections to each side of the facade in 1965; the county was careful to maintain the style of the original building.