Sanborn County is named for George W Sanborn, who was a superintendent of the Milwaukee Railroad.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Beadle County
E – Miner County
S – Hanson County and Davison County
W – Aurora County and Jerauld County
Created: May 1, 1883
County Seat:
Woonsocket 1884 – present
County Courthouse – Woonsocket
Location: 604 West 6th Street / South 3rd Avenue
Built: 1907 – 1908
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: E P Eisentraut of Sioux City, Iowa
Contractor: Eisentraut-Coly Pottenfer Company of Sioux City Iowa
Description: The building faces south and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Woonsocket. The base of the building is gray colored stone. The south front has a protruding center section with entrance door and stone trim up to the Greek style roof. There are similar extensions on the east and west sides but without the stone trim. A white colored protruding cornice runs along the roof line. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the third story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial District 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 and Moody County.
History: The county was created in 1883 and Woonsocket was selected as the county seat in 1884. The county used rented premises. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1907 to 1908.
County Courthouse – Woonsocket
County Circuit Court courtroom
Photos taken 2006 and 2016
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