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.
Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000405)
Irregular pattern along Broad St., Camden Alabama
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Jones,Richard C.,et al.
Significant Year:
1840
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Wilkes County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001267)
Court St., Washington Georgia
TampAGS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Milburn,Frank
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Wilkes County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001764)
E. Main St. between Bridge and Broad Sts., Wilkesboro North Carolina
Flickr upload bot, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cooper,L.W., & Co., Wheeler & Runge
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Williams County Courthouse (added 1973 - - #73001552)
Main and High Sts., Bryan Ohio
Christopher L. Riley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fallis,E.O., Malone Bros. & Earhart
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:
archives document
Williamson County Courthouse Historical District (added 1977 - - #77001480)
Also known as See Also:Georgetown MRA
Rock and 9th Sts., Main and 7th Sts. (includes both sides), Georgetown Texas
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
More Information:
archives document
Wilson County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001765)
Nash at Goldsboro St., Wilson North Carolina
Ammodramus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rose,William P., Bishop,Fred A.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Social History
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:
archives document
Wilson County Courthouse and Jail (added 1978 - - #78003001)
Public Sq., Floresville Texas
Nv8200pa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gordon,J. R., Giles,Alfred
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Winchester Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000405)
Roughly bounded by North St., and the alleys located to the E of Main St., Winchester Indiana
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson, J.C., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Art, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, State, Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Library, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Fire Station, Library, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Winnebago County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82000736)
Also known as 1030741846;1020751833;0502783014;1031771749;0902712;02047721
415 Jackson St., Oshkosh Wisconsin
Royalbroil, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Venning,Frank, Granger & Bollenbacher
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Winona County Courthouse (added 1970 - - #70000313)
171 W. 3rd St., Winona Minnesota
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maybury,C.G., & Son
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Winston County Courthouse (added 1987 - - #87001416)
Addison Rd., Double Springs Alabama
Altairisfar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ingles,Andrew Jackson, Davis,John Eayres & Co.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Wirt County Courthouse (added 2004 - - #04000918)
Washington St., Elizabeth West Virginia
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith Fireproof Construction
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:
archives document
Wise County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76002085)
Public Sq., Decatur Texas
Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gordon,J. Riely
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:
archives document
Wise County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000649)
VA 640, Wise Virginia
Skyrunner75, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilliam & Flanary, Milburn,Frank P.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Wood County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79002606)
Court Sq. at 3rd and Market St., Parkersburg West Virginia
TimK MSI, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Caldwell & Drake, Thomas,L.W.
Architectural Style:
Other, 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:
archives document
Wood County Courthouse And Jail (added 1974 - - #74001651)
200 E. Court St., Bowling Green Ohio
Stepshep, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yost & Packard, Townsend,T.B.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Woodruff County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82000959)
500 N. 3rd St., Augusta Arkansas
Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson,Charles L.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office (added 2007 - - #07000915)
Also known as Woodward Public Schools Administration Building
1023 10th St., Woodward Oklahoma
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Henry & Hatfield, Whetmore, James A.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Woonsocket District Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82000014)
24 Front St., Woonsocket Rhode Island
Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Norton,William F. & Allaire,, Walker,William R. & W. Howard
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Worth County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001268)
Courthouse Sq., Sylvester Georgia
Rotatebot, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Totherow,T.G.,& Co., Golucke,J.W.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Economics, Industry, Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Wright County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000277)
Central Ave., Clarion Iowa
Greatanger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones,E.D., & Co., Parsons,W.R., & Son
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
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:
archives document
Wyandot County Courthouse and Jail (added 1973 - - #73001553)
Courthouse Sq., Upper Sandusky Ohio
OHWikicommonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yost & Packard, Boseker,Christian, & Son
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Wyandotte County Courthouse (added 2002 - - #02000398)
710 N. 7th St., Kansas City Kansas
Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wight and Wight, Swensen, Gofrey
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Yancey County Courthouse (added 1979 - - #79001767)
W. Main at Town Square, Burnsville North Carolina
Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
archives document
Yates County Courthouse Park District (added 1979 - - #79001652)
Main, Court and Liberty Sts., Penn Yan New York
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Pueblo, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Government Office, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Yavapai County Courthouse (added 1977 - - #77000241)
Also known as Courthouse Square; See Also: Prescott Territorial Buildings
Courthouse Sq., Prescott Arizona
Ichabod, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bowman,William N., Rogers & Ashton
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:
archives document
Yell County Courthouse (added 1992 - - #92001176)
209 Union St., Dardanelle Arkansas
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gibb,Frank W.
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
Yolo County Courthouse (added 1987 - - #86003660)
Also known as The Courthouse
725 Court St., Woodland California
Epolk, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weeks,William Henry, Et al.
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:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
York County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000700)
Also known as See Also:York Historic District
Corner of W. Liberty and S. Congress Sts., York South Carolina
Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edwards,William Augustus
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
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:
archives document
Yuma County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82001661)
168 S. 2nd Ave., Yuma Arizona
Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Swearingen,Ralph & Hanssen,G.A.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
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:
archives document
Ziebach County Courthouse (added 1993 - - #92001864)
Main St. between Second and Third Sts., Dupree South Dakota
Jeff the quiet, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hugill & Blatherwick, Clocksin,A.J.
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:
archives document
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