Boundary County is named for the proximity of the County to the Canadian border.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – British Columbia, Canada
E – Lincoln County, Montana
S – Bonner County
W – Bonner County and Pend Oreille County, Washington
Created: January 15, 1915 
County Seat:
Bonners Ferry 1915 – present
County Courthouse – Bonners Ferry
Location: 6452 Kootenai Street / 1st Street
Built: 1938 – 1940
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Whitehouse and Price of Spokane , Washington
Contractor: Fletcher Martin / Clifford Hill – superintendent of construction.
Description: The building faces north and is a two story white colored concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bonners Ferry. The central entrance is recessed with a glass panel above the entrance. Between the second and first story windows on the front exposure are several decorative panels. Those on the central three bays are bas relief scenes designed by Fletcher Martin. They depict logging, mining, and farming scenes. The center section of the building projects from the main building. The murals on the front of the building were done by Fletcher Martin. The roof line is flat. The interior retains its gray-green and brown terrazzo floor, rough plaster walls, and simple wood door surrounds and stair bannisters. The building houses the County District Court and County Magistrate Court of the 1st Judicial District. The building was a Works Progress Administration project (WPA). Clifford Hill was superintendent of construction.
See: National; Register of Historic Places – Boundary County Courthouse
See: The 1st Judicial District includes Benewah County, Bonner County, Kootenai County and Shoshone County.
History: The county was created in 1915 and Bonners Ferry was selected as the county seat. The county purchased a converted wooden school and the West Hotel as the first courthouse in 1916. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1938 to 1940 at a cost of $100,000.
County Courthouse – Bonners Ferry
Photos taken 2009