Brule County is named for the Brule band of Sioux Native Americans who lived in the region.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Buffalo County and Jerauld County
E – Aurora County
W – Lyman County
Created: January 14, 1875
County Seat:
Brule City 1879 – 1881
Chamberlain 1881 – present
County Courthouse – Chamberlain
Location: 300 South Courtland Street / West Stearns Avenue
Built: 1958 – 1959
Style: Modern
Architect: McWayne & McLaughlin
Contractor: Kuipers Construction Company
Description: The building faces east and is a two story rectangular brick, concrete and stone structure. The building is located on the south side of the center of Chamberlain. The entrance is along the east side of the building with a pink and yellow colored stone on each side of the portico. The north end of the building is slightly higher. There are seven bays of windows. The building has a flat roof line. In the interior, the County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit and the County Magistrate Court.
See: The 1st Judicial Circuit includes Aurora County, Bon Homme County, Buffalo County, Charles Mix County, Clay County, Davison County, Douglas County, Hanson County, Hutchinson County, McCook County, Turner County, Union County and Yankton County.
History: The county was created in 1875 Brule City was selected as the county seat in 1879 when the county was organized. The county occupied a building in Brule City. The county seat was moved to Chamberlain in 1881. The first courthouse was a rectangular shaped wood frame structure built in Chamberlain in 1902. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1958 to 1959 at a cost of $261,000.
County Courthouse – Chamberlain
County Circuit Court courtroom
Picture 1902 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2006, 2010 and 2016
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