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 three story white-gray color concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bonners Ferry. The building has a raised basement. The central entrance is recessed with a glass panel above. Between the second and third story windows on the front 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 roof line is flat. The interior retains its gray-green color and brown colored terrazzo floor, rough plaster walls, and simple wood door surrounds and stair bannisters. The large County District Court courtroom is located on the north side of the third story. The small County Magistrate Court courtroom is located on the east side of the third story. 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
County District Court courtroom
County Magistrate Court courtroom
Photos taken 2009 and 2022