Mount Pulaski Courthouse
113 S Washington St. , Mount Pulaski, IL 62548
History Museums
Visitors to Mount Pulaski Courthouse are provided guided tours of the recreated county offices and courtroom.
Mount Pulaski Courthouse was built in 1848 and served as the Logan County seat of government until 1855. Attorney Abraham Lincoln regularly argued cases in the second-floor courtroom, helping to establish his reputation as both an accomplished practitioner of the law and a gifted speaker. After the county seat was moved to Lincoln in 1855, the former courthouse was used as a city hall, school, and post office. In 1935 the state purchased the building and began efforts to “restore” it to an 1850s appearance.