Beadle County is named for Brigadier General William Henry Harrison Beadle, who was an early president of the Normal School at Madison.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Spink County and Clark County
E – Clark County and Kingsbury County
S – Sanborn County and Jerauld County
W – Hand County
Created: October 1, 1879
County Seat: Huron 1880 – present
County Courthouse – Huron
Location: 450 3rd Street Southwest / Colorado Avenue Southwest
Built: 1923 – 1924
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: W E Hulse & Company of Des Moines, Iowa
Contractor: Bartleson & Ness of Minot, North Dakota
Description: The building .faces north and is a three story gray colored limestone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Huron. On the second and third stories, there are square stone pillars between the windows. A cornice runs below the roof line. The entrance is on the north side of the building. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the two County Circuit Court courtrooms are located on the third story and were at one time, one large courtroom. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial Circuit and the County Magistrate Court.
See: The 3rd Judicial Circuit includes Beadle County, Brookings County, Clark County, Codington County, Deuel County, Grant County, Hamlin County, Hand County, Jerauld County, Kingsbury County, Lake County, Miner County, Moody County and Sanborn County.
History: The county was created in 1879 and Huron was selected as the county seat in 1880. The first courthouse was a two story structure designed by Charles B Cook and built in 1884. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1922 to 1924.
County Courthouse – Huron
County Circuit Court courtroom
Photos taken 2006 and 2009
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