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Metamora Courthouse | |
 Back of Metamora Courthouse in winter | |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′30.4″N 89°21′44.68″W / 40.791778°N 89.3624111°W |
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| Built | 1845 |
| Architect | Irving, David |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001203[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1978 |
The Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site is a historic American courthouse located in Metamora, Illinois, the former county seat of Woodford County. The courthouse was built in 1845 as the governmental center for Woodford County and as a circuit court for the former Illinois Eighth Circuit. The courthouse is best known for being one of only two surviving Illinois circuit courthouses where future U.S. President Abraham Lincoln practiced law.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Metamora Courthouse". Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.