{"nrhp_refnum":"78003107","name":"Du Page County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"200 Reber St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wheaton","county":"DuPage County","state":"IL","lat":41.864009347000035,"lon":-88.10396863299997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-06-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A county courthouse at 200 Reber Street in Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, built in 1896-97 and designed by architect Mifflin E. Bell. It is a red brick building with a clay tile roof, turrets and a clock tower.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant as an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, which marked a break from classical styles. It also has political and governmental significance as the center of justice and law in DuPage County for over 80 years. It also notes that few Richardsonian-influenced buildings remain in northern Illinois, and that Bell had a notable career as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury.","narrative":"Completed in 1896-97 to designs by architect Mifflin E. Bell, the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton is a red brick building with a red clay tile roof, arched windows, paired turrets flanking an arched entry, and a clock tower with turrets at its corners. Its look is described as castle-like. Inside, marble wall panels line the ground floor and a black wrought iron railing marks the entry stairway. Rear additions from 1952, 1957 and 1961 are contemporary in style and left the original front appearance intact. The building is valued as an example of Richardsonian Romanesque design, a style that signaled a move away from classicism and is now uncommon in northern Illinois. It has also served as the seat of justice for the county for more than eighty years. Bell had earlier served as Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury and designed other courthouses in the Midwest. The nomination noted that county offices might leave the building, raising the risk of demolition.","period_of_significance":"1896-1897","architect_builder":"Mifflin E. Bell","architectural_style":"Richardsonian Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in excellent condition as of 1977; the county board planned to begin vacating the courthouse for a new structure within five years. Later additions at the rear date from 1952, 1957 (jail) and 1961.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.618795-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/82/8927/28892782/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78003107.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003107/d8756b57a2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003107/d8756b57a2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Teemu008","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DuPage_County_Courthouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu008</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DuPage_County_Courthouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892782","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_DuPage_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5309999"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/dupage-county/du-page-county-courthouse-78003107/"}