Cassia County is named for Cassia Creek or for James John Cazier, who was a member of the Mormon Battalion.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Twin Falls County, Jerome County, Minidoka County, Blaine County and Power County
E – Power County and Oneida County
S – Box Elder County, Utah and Elko County, Nevada
Created: February 20, 1879
County Seat:
Albion 1879 – 1918
Burley 1918 – present
County Courthouse – Burley
Location: 1559 Overland Avenue / East 15th Street
Built: 1939 – 1940
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Burton E Morse of Twin Falls
Contractor: C W Watkins of Boise
Description: The building faces west and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Burley. The building has a raised basement. The west front has a high center section with the entrance on the first story and large window on the second story with a cream colored terra cotta cast with foliate and geometric design and above the window another cream colored panel. On the exterior are projecting dividers between the windows. A horizontal band runs along the flat roof line. Canopies extend from the west and south entrances. The building houses the County District Court and County Magistrate Court of the 5th Judicial District.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Cassia County Courthouse
Old County Courthouse – Albion
Location: 100 West Market Street / Main Street
Built: 1879
Style: Commercial
Architect: Hardy Sears
Contractor: Hardy Sears
Description: The building faces south and is a two story white colored wood frame structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Albion. The roof is hipped. The building was constructed as a hotel by Hardy Sears and purchased by the county in 1885. In 1890, a vault was constructed.
See: The 5th Judicial District includes Blaine County, Camas County, Gooding County, Jerome County, Lincoln County, Minidoka County and Twin Falls County.
History: The county was created in 1879 and Albion (Marsh Basin) was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a frame structure built by J E Harrington at a cost of $150. In 1882, the county rented Howell Hall for court hearings. In 1885, a former hotel was purchased as the second courthouse and the building is still standing. In 1918, the county seat was moved to Burley. The county used spaced in the City Hall as the second courthouse. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1939 to 1940 at a cost of $118,182.
County Courthouse – Burley
Photos taken 2011