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The Edgar County
Courthouse, Paris, was awarded a 2010 and 2011
courthouse grant.
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Courthouse Initiative Grants
Guidelines and Application Form
On March 7, 2009, philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus
announced a four-year, $1 million commitment to
Landmarks Illinois to establish a grant program that
assists communities throughout Illinois in restoring
their historic county courthouses.
“Richard Driehaus is a long-time leader in the historic
preservation movement,” said Jim Peters, President of
Landmarks Illinois. “We are honored to accept his gift
and partnership with Landmarks Illinois to help preserve
many of our state’s greatest works of public
architecture — the County Courthouse.”
If you are interested in receiving more
information, please e-mail Suzanne Germann, Director of
Grants and Easements, at
GermannS@lpci.org.
Before and
after clock restoration at the Henry County Courthouse,
Cambridge; a 2010 grant recipient.
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