Piatt County, Illinois
Monticello Real Estate and Local Guide
Monticello is the county seat of Piatt County, a small central Illinois city named for Thomas Jefferson's home and known for Allerton Park and its heritage railway.
Living in Monticello
The Monticello Courthouse Square Historic District, centered on the Piatt County Courthouse, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 and includes 80 buildings. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Monticello
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Monticello home
Robert Allerton Park
About 1,500-acre University of Illinois park with formal gardens, a Georgian mansion and hiking trails near Monticello
Monticello Railway Museum
Nonprofit heritage railroad offering weekend train rides from May through October
Piatt County Courthouse
Classical Revival courthouse built 1903-1904, designed by architect Joseph W. Royer
Robert Allerton Park
Woodland, prairie and meadow trails plus sculpture gardens along the upper Sangamon River