Calhoun County is named for John C Calhoun, who was a southern statesman and Vice Present of the United States.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Barry County and Eaton County
E – Jackson County
S – Hillsdale County and Branch County
W – Kalamazoo County
Created: October 19, 1829 
County Seat:
Marshall 1833 – present
County Justice Center – Battle Creek
Location: 161 East Michigan Street / North Jay Street
Built: 1993 – 1994
Style: Modern
Architect: Cain Associates
Contractor: Walbridge Aldinger
Description: The building faces southwest and is a four story glass, steel and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Battle Creek. The building is sheeted with dark brown colored glass. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 37th Judicial District, County District Court and County Probate Court.
Former County Courts Building – Battle Creek
Location: 67 East Michigan Avenue / North Division Street
Built: 1905 – 1907
Style: Classical
Architect: Albert Kahn of Detroit
Contractor: Charles A Howind
Description: The building faces southwest and is a one story stone, brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Battle Creek and is 112 feet long and 75 feet wide. There are large arched windows. Stone quoins run along the corners, and a stone balustrade and a denticulated stone cornice run across the top of the flat roof line. An addition was constructed in 1930 to 1931 doubling the size. The court occupied the building in 1979 until 1994.
County Courthouse – Marshall
Location: 315 West Green Street / South Park Avenue
Built: 1953 – 1955
Style: Modern
Architect: Lewis J Sarvis
Contractor: Floyd J Skidmore
Description: The building faces west and is a two story glass and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Marshall. has glass walls divided by vertical narrow concrete dividers. The roof line is flat. The building now houses the County Administration. The building was constructed around the 1875 courthouse.
History: The county was created in 1829 and Marshall was named as the county seat in 1833 when the county was organized. The court met in a schoolhouse and local hotels. The first courthouse was a brick structure built in 1837 to 1838 at a cost of $25,000. The second courthouse was designed by E E Myers of Detroit in 1875 at a cost of $50,000. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1953 to 1955 at a cost of $1,550,000. In 1979, the court moved to the old Post Office in Battle Creek. The County Justice Center was constructed in 1993 to 1994 at a cost of $39,100,000.
See: Michigan’s County Courthouses by John Fedynsky
County Justice Center – Battle Creek
County Courthouse – Marshall
Photos taken 2008