Cook County Courthouse after Fire of 1871
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- Created Date
- 1934
- Description
A picture of the [Cook County] Courthouse built after the Fire of 1871. The ground for this building was broken on August 26, 1875 and not until July 4, 1877 was the cornerstone laid. Work moved slowly owing to financial difficulties. The estimated cost was $1,878,000.It was not completed until the fall of 1881 and at a cost of $2,320,000 which was much more than estimated in 1884. The county courthouse and city hall were finally finished and had...
- Contributing Institution
- Plainfield Public Library
- Collection
- Plainfield Public Library District
- Type
- image
- Rights
- Permission is granted for use by not-for-profit educational organizations and libraries. The Plainfield Historical Society requests that users cite the IDA Collection URL and the Plainfield Historical Society if they wish to reproduce images from the M.V. Hartong Glass Plate Slide Collection. Any other use of these images without the express written consent of the Plainfield Historical Society is prohibited.
- Chicago citation style
- Cook County Courthouse after Fire of 1871. 1934. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/ppld01/id/284. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1934) Cook County Courthouse after Fire of 1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/ppld01/id/284
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/ppld01/id/284>.