Built in 1896 in Romanesque Revival style, this magnificent courthouse was the architectural masterpiece of the famed J. Riely Gordon. It was constructed of red brick and pre cut concrete blocks by the contracting firm of Otto Kroeger at a cost of $ 64,450. The structure is in the form of a Greek cross, and although it looks symmetrical, there are very few dimensions that are the same anywhere on the building whether it be the exterior or the interior.