Teton County is named for the Grand Teton Range, which named for the French word “teton” meaning “beast”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Fremont County
E – Teton County, Wyoming
W – Madison County
Created: January 26, 1915 
County Seat:
Driggs 1915 – present
Old County Courthouse – Driggs
Location: 89 North Main Street / Wallace Avenue
Built: 1924 – 1925
Style: Prairie School and Classical Revival
Architect: C A Sundberg of Rexburg
Contractor: Charles Zollinger of Rexburg
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Driggs. The west front has a central recessed entrance which is trimmed with stone. The center section projects slightly from the main building. The building has an orange-red colored brick veneer laid in common bond with no header rows. There is a horizontal band below the roof line and there is trim on the corners. The roof line is flat. An addition was constructed on the east side.
See: The architect, C A Sundberg of Rexburg also designed the courthouses in Madison County and Power County. The contractor, Charles Zollinger of Rexburg also constructed the courthouse in Madison County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Tetron County Courthouse
County Courthouse – Driggs
Location: 150 Courthouse Drive
Built: 2008 – 2009
Style: Modern
Architect: Plan One Architects of Driggs
Contractor: Headwaters Construction of Victor
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds to the west of the center of Driggs. The north front has a projecting center section with a recessed center having four columns rising to a wide header and recessed entrance. Above the second story windows is wide cornice. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County District Court and County Magistrate Court of the 7th Judicial District.
See: The 7th Judicial District includes Bingham County, Bonneville County, Butte County, Clark County, Custer County, Fremont County, Jefferson County, Madison County.
History: The county was created in 1915 and Driggs was designated as the county seat. The county rented premises until the first courthouse was constructed in 1924 to 1925. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 2008 to 2009.
Old County Courthouse – Driggs
County Courthouse – Driggs
Photos taken 2011 and 2012