Morton County | US Courthouses

Morton County is named for Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton ( 1823 – 1877 ), who was a United States Senator from Indiana.

Created: February 20, 1886

County Seat:

Richfield 1886 – 1963

Elkhart 1963 – present

County Courthouse – Elkhart

Location: 1025 Morton Street / Emery Lane

Built: 1963 – 1964

Style: Modern

Architect: W I Fisher & Company of Wichita

Contractor: James Beveridge of Ulysses

Description: The building faces north and is a one story concrete, stone, brick and glass structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds to the east of the city center. The north front has black colored square columns supporting an overhanging roof and glass walls, on the east side and on the west is a large yellow colored stone wall over a dark red colored brick wall. The west side is dark red colored brick. The roof line is flat.

County Courthouse Ruins – Richfield

Location: NE – 7th Street / Pine Street

Built: 1935 – 1936

Style: Federal

Architect: Works Progress Administration

Contractor: Work Projects Administration

Description: The building faces east and is a one story white colored course stone Federal style structure. The building was constructed in the midst of the dust bowl and was originally a machine shop and maintenance building. When the courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1950, the building became the courthouse until 1961. This is a Work Projects Administration project. The building lies abandoned. The site of the former courthouse is southeast across the street on the southeast corner of Mulberry Street and 7th Street where the pad of the former courthouse is located along with the old red colored brick jail.

Note: The old courthouse designed by J M Anderson and constructed in 1889 in Richfield. The building was destroyed by fire in 1950.

Courthouses:

N – Stanton County

E – Stevens County

S – Texas County, Oklahoma

W – Baca County, Colorado