Moffat County is named for David H Moffatt, who was a tycoon and railroad builder.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Sweetwater County, Wyoming and Carbon County, Wyoming
E – Routt County
W – Uintah County, Utah and Daggett County, Utah
Created: February 27, 1911
County Seat:
Craig 1911 – present
County Courthouse – Craig
Location: 221 West Victory Way / Barclay Street
Built: 1917 – 1918
Style: Modernistic
Architect: William Norman Bowman of Denver
Contractor: Eric Smith
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Craig. The center section extends from the main building and has a large entrance lobby. There is metal siding on the upper portion of the south front. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County District Court and County Court of the 14th Judicial District. The building was remodeled and an addition constructed in 1932 and again in 1962 changing the building from a Classical Revival style. The architect was Nixon and Jones Associates and the contractor was Frank Sperber. On the north side is the old stone County Jail.
Note: In 1918, the original courthouse was a three story rectangular shaped structure with large portico supported by six large columns. In 1962, the building was reduced to two stories and portico removed.
See: The architect, William N Bowman of Denver, Colorado, designed courthouses in Colorado in Jackson County, Montrose County and Weld County and in Nebraska in Scotts Bluff County.
New County Courthouse – Craig
Location: 1198 West Victory Way / West Drive
Built: 1992 – 1993 ( 2021 – 2023 )
Style: Modern Commercial
Architect: Dresher & Associates / TreanorHL
Contractor: Ellsworth-Peck / BHI General Contracting of Vernal, Utah and Anson Excavating and Pipe Inc.
Description: The building faces north and is a one story glass and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds to the west of the center of Craig. The building was originally constructed as a K Mart store which was closed in 2016 and purchased by the County in 2020. The engineer was Engineering Inc. The building was remolded from 2021 to 2023. In the interior there are two County District Court courtrooms and a County Court courtroom.
See: The 14th Judicial District includes Grand County and Routt glass and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds to the west of the center of County.
History: The county was created in 1911 and Craig was selected as the county seat. From 1911 to 1917, the first courthouse was a building at the corner of Breeze Street and Main Street (Victory Way). The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1917 to 1918.
County Courthouse – Craig
Picture 1918 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2011