Cass County Courthouse

Cass County Courthouse (HM17ZG)

Location: Cassopolis, MI 49031 Cass County
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N 41° 54.71', W 86° 0.739'

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Completed in 1899, this wooden frame building with limestone veneer is the third courthouse to serve Cass County. The Territorial Government of Michigan established the county in 1829 and named it after then Governor Lewis Cass. Two years later Cassopolis became the county seat. The Board of Supervisors built the first courthouse in 1835 away from the Public Square. The area's rapid growth necessitated the erection of a second courthouse on the Public Square in 1841. Nineteen years later some county offices moved across the street to a building called "The Fort." The inconvenience of two separate facilities and the dilapidated condition of the second courthouse led to construction of the present building. With a wing added in 1976, it remains the seat of justice in Cass County.
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HM NumberHM17ZG
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberL487
Year Placed1977
Placed ByMichigan History Division, Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 6:37am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 581910 N 4640458
Decimal Degrees41.91183333, -86.01231667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 54.71', W 86° 0.739'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 54' 42.60" N, 86° 0' 44.34" W
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Area Code(s)269
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 140 N Broadway St, Cassopolis MI 49031, US
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