Cochrane District is named for Frank Cochrane, who was a former mayor of Sudbury and a minister of Lands & Forests and federal minister of Railways and Canals.
Surrounding Courthouses:
N – Kenora District and Hudson Bay
E – Hudson Bay and Quebec
S – Timiskaming District, Sudbury District, Algoma District and Thunder Bay District
W – Thunder Bay District and Kenora District
Created: 1921 
District Seat:
Cochrane 1921 – present
Courthouse – Cochrane
Location: 149 4th Avenue / 4th Street
Built: 1923 – 1924
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Frank Riley Heakes of Toronto
Contractor: A R Holmes Limited of Toronto
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red coloured brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Cochrane. The east front has a projecting centre section with central recessed entrance on the first story. A projecting eave runs below the flat roof line. The courtroom is located on the second story.
See: The architect, Frank Riley Heakes of Toronto, was chief architect for the Ontario Department of Public Works and he designed courthouses in Algoma District, Kenora District, Muskoka District Municipality, Rainy River District, Sudbury District, Thunder Bay District and Timiskaming District.
Other Branch Courthouses
Hearst / Iroquois Falls / Kapuskasing / Smooth Rock Falls / Timmins
Courthouse – Cochrane
Photos taken 2016