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🏛️ Town & public services · Courthouse

Williamson County Courthouse

A courthouse on W Jefferson St, in the middle of things: 221 places within a five-minute walk. One of 40 town & public services in Marion.

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On the National Register since 2007

Williamson County Jail

Williamson County Jail

Williamson County Jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2007. It is significant for its architecture and law at the local level. Its architecture is described as Prairie School.

The Williamson County Jail, located at 105 S. Van Buren St. in Marion, is the former county jail serving Williamson County, Illinois. The Prairie School building served as the county jail from 1913 to 1971. The jail housed prisoners involved with three violent conflicts in the 1920s: the Herrin massacre, the Klan War, and a gang rivalry between the Shelton Brothers Gang and Charles Birger's gang. The building is now…

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221 places within a five-minute walk of Williamson County Courthouse.

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200 W Jefferson St

The nearest neighbor is Williamson County Traffic Safety Days, 1 min walk away.

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Address200 W Jefferson St · 62959
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Address
200 W Jefferson St
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Not set
Phone
(618) 997-1301
Website
http://www.williamsoncountycourthouse.com
Status
Open

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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