Old Market House

Worked in 1845 in the Greek Revival style, the Old Market House was built by the city to fill in as a town lobby and encased rancher's market, framing a group center point amid Galena's "Brilliant Era." The Old Market House filled in as a gathering place for the group to examine vital city issues, and it was additionally home to an assortment of merchants offering their products. Customers would accumulate here to shop, meet, and make up for lost time with news.

The Old Market House was reestablished to its previous brilliance in 1955 and as of now works as the Galena Welcome Center, oversaw by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as an Illinois State Historic Site.