Magoffin County is named for Beriah Magoffin, who was the Governor of Kentucky from 1859 to 1862.
Created: February 22, 1860
County Seat:
Salyersville 1860 – present
County Courthouse – Salyersville
Location: 100 East Maple Street / Church Street
Built: 2005 – 2007
Style: Modern
Architect: Michael J Hansen of KZF Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio
Contractor: Codell Construction Company of Winchester
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick, concrete and glass structure.. The building is located southeast of the Justice Center and house the county administration.
Note: The construction of the building was done by Rising Sun Construction with Summit Engineering under the management of Codell Construction Company.
Note: The previous courthouse was designed by Frank Milburn and constructed in 1893. A courthouse was constructed in 1959.
County Justice Center – Salyersville
Location: 100 East Maple Street / Church Street
Built: 2002 – 2004
Style: Modern
Architect: KZF Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio
Contractor: Codell Construction Company of Winchester
Description: The building faces north and is a three story brown-red colored brick, steel and concrete structure. At the northwest corner is a high square tower which is light brown-red colored brick at the first story but has windows on the second to fourth stories with clock at the fifth story. At the top of the tower is an open square cupola with roof. Along the north side is a large crescent arch with glass entrance, and above are columns with windows between. The windows of the building are vertical and narrow.
Courthouses:
N – Morgan County
E – Johnson County and Floyd County
S – Knott County and Breathitt County
W – Breathitt County and Wolfe County
Photos taken 2007 and 2014