Sheridan County is named for General Phillip Henry Sheridan, who was an American Civil War hero.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – McHenry County and Pierce County
E – Wells County
S – Kidder County and Burleigh County
W – McLean County
Created: December 4, 1908
County Seat:
McClusky 1909 – present
County Courthouse – McClusky
Location: 215 2nd Street East / Avenue B East
Built: 1938 – 1939
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Ira L Rush of Minot
Contractor: P H Schwarts
Description: The building faces west and is a three story concrete and reinforced steel structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of McClusky. The building is 52 feet by 88 feet and was a Works Project Administration project. There is a projecting center section with the entrance at the center of the first story. The roof line is flat. In the interior is an entrance lobby on the first story with stairs on the east side ascending to the third story. The County District Court courtroom is located on the west side of the third story and has two overhead lights which show some Moderne influence. Behind the judge’s bench was a painting of the idealized character Justice and it has been replaced with a green colored screen. The building houses the County District Court of the South Central Judicial District.
See: The architect, Ira L Rush of Minot, also designed the courthouses in Adams County, Burleigh County and Ransom County.
See: Other Art Deco style courthouses are located in Burleigh County, Emmons County, Hettinger County, Ransom County, Stark County and Walsh County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Sheridan County Courthouse
See: The South Central Judicial District includes Burleigh County, Emmons County, Grant County, McLean County, Mercer County, Morton County, Oliver County and Sioux County.
History: The county was created in 1909 and McClusky was selected as the county seat in 1909. The city of McClusky furnished a building, rent free, on Main Street for a temporary first courthouse until the new courthouse was built. The second courthouse was built in 1909 to 1910. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1938 to 1939 at a cost of $88,260.
County Courthouse – McClusky
County District Court courtroom
County Commissioner Minutes
Picture 1909 County Courthouses
Photos taken 2009, 2012 and 2024
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