In 1904, the court house was one of Illinois oldest building. Promoters for the St. Louis World's Fair bought it, dismantled it, and rebuilt it as a fair attraction. At the end of the fair it was dismantled and moved again for the rebuilding of Jackson Park in Chicago.
With each move, the building would lose parts of timber that was used in the original construction. Cahokia residents lobbied for the court house to be returned. When it was rebuilt on the original site, it also contains some pieces of timber from the original structure.
The building contains a small museum of colonial life in Cahokia and a recreation of the courtroom.
Cake artist - Justin Tolentino
Ninety-six down 154 to go.
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