Blaine County is named for James G Blaine, who was a United States Secretary of State.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Custer County and Butte County
E – Bingham County and Power County
S – Cassia County, Minidoka County and Lincoln County
W – Camas County and Elmore County
Created: March 5, 1895
County Seat:
Hailey 1895 – present
County Courthouse – Hailey
Location: 206 1st Avenue South / East Croy Street
Built: 1883 – 1884
Style: Italianate
Architect: Joseph Hawkins
Contractor: Horace Greeley Knapp
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red colored brick and stone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Hailey. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Hailey and stands on a raised cut-stone foundation. On the west front is a one story white colored porch with balcony above. The roof is hipped. In the interior, wooden stairs ascend to the second story courtroom.The building was remodeled in 1975. The building was renovated in 1986. The architect was Darryl McMillen & Curtis Kemp. The building is one of the oldest courthouse in Idaho which is still in use.
Note: Joseph Hawkins was awarded the contract to prepare the plans for the courthouse over a bid by Bacock Bewitt & Hunt. He also bid $40,200 to build the courthouse but Horace Greeley Knapp won the bid at $37,800.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Blaine County Courthouse
County Judicial Building – Hailey

Location: 206 1st Avenue South / East Croy Street
Built: 1985 – 1986
Style: Modern
Architect: Darryl McMillen & Curtis Kemp
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Hailey on the east side of the courthouse. The east front has an over hanging canopy. The building is called the Douglas D Kramer Judicial Building. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County District Court and County Magistrate Court of the 5th Judicial District.
See: The 5th Judicial District includes Camas County, Cassia County, Gooding County, Jerome County, Lincoln County, Minidoka County and Twin Falls County.
History: The county was created in 1895 and Hailey was selected as the county seat. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1883 to 1884 when Hailey became the county seat for Alturas County replacing Rock Bar and in 1895 the county became Blaine County. The County Judicial Building was constructed in 1985 to 1986.
County Administration Building – Hailey

Location: 219 1st Avenue South / East Croy Street
Built: 1903 – 1904
Style: Modern
Architect: Trout Architects of Boise
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored brick structure. The roof line is flat.

County Courthouse – Hailey








Commissioner Minutes 1883

County Judical Building - Hailey



County Administration Building – Hailey
Photos taken 2011 and 2012