Benton Civic Center
Benton Civic Center is a public building in Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois. Benton Civic Center is situated nearby to Benton Public Library, as well as near the village West City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benton Public Library and Franklin County Jail.
Benton Public Library
Library
Benton Public Library serves the town of Benton, Illinois, and the residents of the Benton Public Library District. The library is located at 502 S. Main St. in Benton. Benton Public Library is situated 2,200 feet east of Benton Civic Center.
Franklin County Jail
Prison
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The Franklin County Jail, located at 209 W. Main St. in Benton, is the former county jail of Franklin County, Illinois. The jail was built in 1905–06 to replace the county's previous jail, which was built in the 1840s after the county seat moved to Benton. Franklin County Jail is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Benton Civic Center.
Franklin County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Franklin County Courthouse is a government building located in Benton, Illinois. It took 620 days to complete from start to finish, costing around $13 million for the courthouse itself. Franklin County Courthouse is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Benton Civic Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West City and Benton.
West City
Village
West City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is adjacent to the county seat of Benton. The population was 656 at the 2020 census.
Benton
Town
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Benton is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census. In 1839, Franklin County was split roughly in half and the county seat was permanently fixed "at a hill at the south end of Rowling's Prairie", the site of the future city of Benton.
Steel City
Hamlet
Steel City is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois, USA. It is located about a mile east of the county seat of Benton on Illinois Route 34. Steel City is situated 2½ miles east of Benton Civic Center.
Benton Civic Center
- Type: Public building
- Address: IL
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.99116° or 37° 59′ 28″ northLongitude
-88.92785° or 88° 55′ 40″ westElevation
459 feet (140 metres)Open location code
869HX3RC+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 368068361OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicGeoNames ID
4233590
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