City of Henry
Marshall County, Illinois
Last verified September 17, 2026
City of Henry is a jurisdiction in Marshall County, Illinois, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department, or the mailing address if the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Contact
- Phone
- 309-364-3396
- Department Site
- Building Commissioner (City of Henry) (opens in a new tab)
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Certificate Holder Mailing Address
City of Henry, Building Commissioner310 Monroe Street (City Hall: 514 Front St.)
Henry, IL 61537
Use this address when the jurisdiction needs to be listed as a certificate holder on a contractor's insurance documentation.
Additional Notes
The City of Henry's own site (cityofhenryil.org) is JavaScript-rendered and returned no readable content on direct fetch, so this entry relies on a search-engine index of that official page rather than a directly verified fetch; flagged as moderate rather than full confidence per directory convention of disclosing rather than omitting. It lists a Building Commissioner, Curt Smith, at 310 Monroe Street, 309-364-3396; general City Hall line is 309-364-3056 (514 Front St.). Marshall County also operates its own Zoning Department (marshallcountyillinois.gov, 309-246-6401) for unincorporated areas, but it was not confirmed whether that county office has any role inside incorporated Henry.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — City of Henry's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
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