List of Courthouses on the National Register
They represent the physical anchors of civic identity, legal history, and the evolution of American public architecture across centuries. These historic courthouses capture how the nation built its communities, organized its government, and defined its local identity.
Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardens (added 1991 - - #90002104)
Jct. of S. Main St. and New Hempstead Rd., New City New York
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clarke,Mary Mobray, Dennison & Hirons
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Garden
Current Function:
Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Garden
More Information:
Roosevelt County Courthouse (added 2008 - - #08001136)
Also known as Roosevelt County Courthouse and Jail
100 W. 2nd St., Portales New Mexico
Wordbuilder, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Merrell, Robert E.
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Social History, Archeology
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Rosebud County Courthouse (added 1986 - - #86000807)
1250 Main St., Forsyth Montana
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gray Const. Co., Link & Haire
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Rowan County Courthouse (added 1983 - - #83002862)
Main St., Morehead Kentucky
W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rush County Courthouse (added 1975 - - #75000048)
Courthouse Sq., Rushville Indiana
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Russell County Courthouse at Seale (added 1974 - - #74000436)
Also known as Russel County Courthouse
Courthouse Sq., Seale Alabama
SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Rutherford County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001749)
Main St. between 2nd and 3rd Sts., Rutherfordton North Carolina
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Asbury,Louis H.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Rutherford County Courthouse (added 1973 - - #73001826)
Public Square, Murfreesboro Tennessee
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Monument/Marker
Rutland Courthouse Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000148)
U.S. 7, Rutland Vermont
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sac County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000268)
Main St., Sac City Iowa
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Russell,J.M.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Saline County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000465)
Courthouse Sq., Benton Arkansas
Lazyhawk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson,Charles L.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Saline County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #90000967)
Also known as SA09-016
215 S. Court, Wilber Nebraska
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Evans,Marcus L.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Saline County Courthouse (added 1977 - - #77000815)
Courthouse Sq., Marshall Missouri
Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Volke,J., Cochran,J.C.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Saline District Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76001561)
1.5 mi. S. of the intersection of OK 33, Scenic 412 and County Road NS449, Rose Oklahoma
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Law, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
San Antonio US Post Office and Courthouse (added 2000 - - #00001174)
Also known as San Antonio Federal Building
615 E. Houston St., San Antonio Texas
Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon, Louis A., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office
More Information:
San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail (added 2004 - - #04000892)
Courthouse Sq., San Augustine Texas
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simons, Shirley, Campbell and White
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
More Information:
San Jacinto County Courthouse (added 2003 - - #03000332)
#1 TX 150 at Byrd Ave., Coldspring Texas
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lane, Roy E. & Dowdy, Wilkes A., Price & Williamson
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
San Juan County Courthouse (added 1984 - - #84003603)
350 N. Court St., Friday Harbor Washington
Kgrr, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White,W. T.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
San Mateo County Courthouse (added 1977 - - #77000340)
Broadway, Redwood City California
Killiondude, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
More Information:
San Saba County Courthouse (added 2003 - - #03000328)
500 E. Wallace, San Saba Texas
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith, Walter R., Chamberlain, Walter W.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Sanpete County Courthouse (added 1985 - - #85000811)
160 N. Main St., Manti Utah
Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Santa Barbara County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000177)
1100 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara California
Suku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mooser,William
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Santa Cruz County Courthouse (added 1977 - - #77000239)
Court and Morley Sts., Nogales Arizona
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Trost & Rust
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Sarasota County Courthouse (added 1984 - - #84003842)
2000 Main St., Sarasota Florida
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baum,Dwight James, Stevenson & Cameron
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Sauk County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82000711)
Also known as 1030741846;1020751833;0502783014;1031771749;0902712;02047721
515 Oak St., Baraboo Wisconsin
Jeff the quiet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ferry & Clas
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Saunders County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002220)
Also known as SD16-12
Chestnut between 4th and 5th Sts., Wahoo Nebraska
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fisher & Lawrie
Architectural Style:
Other, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
Schley County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001230)
GA 26, Ellaville Georgia
Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blair,Algernon, Golucke & Stewart
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Schoharie County Courthouse Complex (added 1995 - - #95001010)
Main St., Schoharie New York
Pubdog, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cornelius, John
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Schuyler County Courthouse Complex (added 1974 - - #74001305)
Franklin St., Watkins Glen New York
Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office
More Information:
Scioto County Courthouse (added 1987 - - #87002101)
Also known as Scioto County Courthouse Building No. 10
Bounded by Seventh, Court, Sixth, & Washington Sts., Portsmouth Ohio
636Buster, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Adkins,John Scudder
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Scott County Courthouse (added 2004 - - #03001505)
131 S. Winchester St., Benton Missouri
Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hohenschild, H.H., McCarthy, J.W.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Scott County Courthouse (added 1972 - - #72000542)
E. Main and Broadway, Georgetown Kentucky
FloNight, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boyd,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Scott County Courthouse (added 1989 - - #89001971)
Address Unavailable, Waldron Arkansas
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bassham & Wheeler
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Scotts Bluff County Courthouse (added 1990 - - #89002230)
Also known as SF01-3
10th and Q Sts., Gering Nebraska
Ammodramus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bowman,William N.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Scottsburg Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000547)
Roughly bounded by 1st., Kerton, Railroad & Wardell Sts., Scottsburg Indiana
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Baty, Andrew
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Library, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Library, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
Searcy County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000467)
Courthouse Sq., Marshall Arkansas
Ubcule, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Sebastian County Courthouse--Ft. Smith City Hall (added 1993 - - #93000484)
100 S. 6th St., Fort Smith Arkansas
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Manhattan Construction Co., Nelson, Bassham and Wheeler
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse
Second Tompkins County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000562)
Also known as Old Courthouse
121 E. Court St., Ithaca New York
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maurice,John F.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Museum
More Information:
Seminole County Courthouse (added 1984 - - #84003429)
S. Wewoka St., Wewoka Oklahoma
Kennethaw88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baldwin,Maurice, Mannot & Reid
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Seminole County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001231)
Courthouse Sq., Donalsonville Georgia
Mjrmtg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Opelika Construction Co., Chase,William J.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Seneca County Courthouse Complex at Ovid (added 1976 - - #76001277)
Also known as Three Bears
NY 414, Ovid New York
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bennett,Horace H., Latham,O.B. & O.S.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Museum
More Information:
Sevier County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000832)
Court Ave., Sevierville Tennessee
BrineStans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDonald Brothers of Louisville
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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