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Montgomery County Courthouse

  • Also Known As: Old Courthouse
  • Address: 3rd and Main Sts
  • Vicinity: NW corner
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1833/00/00 Montgomery County Courthouse built
1847/00/00 Abraham Lincoln Orator Abraham Lincoln often speaks at political rallies held at the Montgomery County Courthouse in the 1830s and 1840s
1868/00/00 Montgomery County Courthouse remodel built around the original structure, 1868 - 1872

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Particulars for Montgomery County Courthouse:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Historic Use Courthouse
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Politics-government



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 26th January 1970

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Montgomery County Courthouse
Registry Address: NW corner 3rd and Main Sts.
Registry Number: 70000510
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Local
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Greek revival
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1847, 1850
Associated People: Lincoln,Abraham
Historic Function: Government
Historic Sub-Function: Courthouse
Current Function: Government
Current Sub-Function:

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