The 5th District Appellate Court, built around 1857, is located in Mount Vernon, Illinois

Mount Vernon, Illinois

Mount Vernon is a city located near the center of Jefferson County, Illinois, in the United States. In the 2010 census, the city's reported population was 15,277 people....

, an incorporated town in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Illinois

Jefferson County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 38,827, which is a decrease of 3.0% from 40,045 in 2000...

. The building was originally constructed for the southern division of the Illinois Supreme Court. Illinois' 1870 constitution established appellate courts, and this building then shared space with the fourth district until 1897 when all supreme court sessions moved to Springfield. The building presently houses the 5th District Appellate Court.

This building has been on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 since the summer of 1973. It is one of two Registered Historic Places in Jefferson County, the other, in the village of Belle Rive

Belle Rive, Illinois

Belle Rive is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 371 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Belle Rive is located at ....

, is the C. H. Judd House

C. H. Judd House

The C. H. Judd House, a Registered Historic Place, is located near the small Jefferson County, Illinois village of Belle Rive. The Judd House has been listed on the Register since 1983...

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