DuPage County is named for the DuPage River which is named after a Frenchman, DuPage, who had a station on the banks of the river.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Cook County
E – Cook County
S – Cook County and Will County
W – Kane County
Created: February 9, 1839
County Seat:
Naperville 1839 – 1867
Wheaton 1867 – present
County Courthouse – Wheaton
Location: 503 / 505 North Country Farm Road / Manchester Road
Built: 1989 – 1990
Style: Modern
Architect: Wight and Company Inc. and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.
Contractor: J A Jones Construction
Description: The buildings are four story buff brick, glass and concrete structures. There are two rectangular shaped buildings located on the spacious landscaped grounds of the Government Complex located on the west side of the center of Wheaton. One of the buildings faces north with the south side along a pond. The central entrance is rounded with brown colored brickwork above the first story canopy. The fourth story has horizontal windows. The other building faces west and is along the east of the complex. Both buildings house the County Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit. The buildings are named as the Henry J Hyde Judicial Facility.
County Administration Building – Wheaton
Location: 421 North Country Farm Road / Manchester Road
Built: 1971 – 1973
Style: Modern
Architect: Graham Anderson Probst White
Contractor: Wll-freds Inc.
Description: The building faces east and is a three story dark red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds on the west side of the Government Complex and faces east.
Old County Courthouse – Wheaton
Location: 201 Raber Street / East Liberty Drive
Built: 1896 – 1897
Style:
Architect: Mifflin Emien Bell
Contractor: C A Moses
Description: The building faces west and is a three story dark red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Wheaton, The building has a large arch at the central entrance with recessed doorway. Above the entrance are two narrow towers with turrets. On the center of the roof is a high square brick clock tower with peaked roof. The building was converted into apartments.
See: The architect, Mifflin Emien Bell also designed the courthouse in Mercer County, and courthouses in Iowa in Marion County and in Wisconsin in Monroe County.
See: National Register of historic Places – DuPage County Courthouse
History: The county was created in 1839 and Naperville was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a two story structure built in 1840 and the site is located at 194 West Benton Street in Naperville. In 1867 the county seat was moved to Wheaton. The second courthouse was built in 1867. The third courthouse was constructed in 1896 to 1897. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1989 to 1990.
County Courthouse – Wheaton
County Administration Building – Wheaton
Old County Courthouse – Wheaton
Photos taken 2008
Images 22