Day County is named for Merritt H Day, who was a pioneer and 1879 legislator.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Marshall County
E – Roberts County and Grant County
S – Codington County and Clark County
W – Spink County and Brown County
Created: October 1, 1879
County Seat:
Webster 1885 – present
County Courthouse – Webster
Location: 710 West 1st Street / West 7th Avenue
Built: 1963 – 1964
Style: Modern
Architect: Herges, Kichgasler & Associates of Aberdeen
Contractor: Schull Construction Company of Watertown
Description: The building faces east and is one story concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Webster. The east front has a glass door entrance with extended roof along the building with green colored stone trim. A large black colored stone panel sits to the north of the entrance. The northwest section of the building rises slightly. The roof line is flat. The interior halls have colored tiles on the lower half. The basement has a large meeting room. The northwest corner of the building has long vertical windows for the County Circuit Court courtroom which is located on the first story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 5th Judicial Circuit and the County Magistrate Court.
See: The 5th Judicial Circuit includes Brown County, Campbell County, Edmunds County, Faulk County, Marshall County, McPherson County, Roberts County, Spink County and Walworth County.
History: The county was created in 1879 and Webster was selected as the county seat in 1885 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was started in 1883 in Webster on the condition that Webster would be the county seat. The courthouse was not completed until 1893. The second courthouse was designed by Kinney & Detweiler and constructed by Fred Gross Construction in 1903. The building was destroyed by fire in 1963. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1963 to 1964
County Courthouse – Webster
County Circuit Court courtroom
Cornerstone 1903 Courthouse
Picture 1903 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2006, 2009 and 2018
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