Ingham County is named for Samuel Ingham, who was Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Clinton County and Shiawassee County
S – Jackson County
W – Eaton County
Created: October 29, 1829 
County Seat:
Ingham 1838 – 1840
Mason 1840 – present
County Courthouse – Mason
Location: 315 North Jefferson Street / East Maple Street
Built: 1903 – 1905
Style: Classic Revival
Architect: Edwyn A Bowd of Lansing
Contractor: George Rickman & Sons Company
Description: The building faces east and is a two story Berea sandstone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Mason. The building has a large portico supported by four large columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. On the center of the roof is a square dome with clock and white colored roof. The statue of a Golden Eagle is atop the dome. The roof is black colored slate. In the interior is a central rotunda. On the second story outside the courtroom are four arch-shaped murals. The courtroom is expansive with wood furnishings and frescoes. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 30th Judicial District. The building was renovated from 1980 to 1995.
County District Court – Mason
Location: 700 Buhl Drive / North Cedar Street
Built: Unknown
Style: Modern
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces west and is a one story brown colored brick and concrete structure. The roof line is flat.
History: The county was created in 1829 and Ingham was selected as the county seat in 1838 when the county was organized. No courthouse was built and the county seat was moved to Mason in 1840. The county met in a schoolhouse and the first courthouse was a one story frame structure built by Emmons White in 1840 to 1841. In 1842, the second courthouse was a two story frame structure built by William Hammond & Company at a cost of $$800 including the land. In 1858, the third courthouse was a two story brick structure designed and built by Matthew Elder of Lansing at a cost of $12,229. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1903 to 1905 at a cost of $96,678. In 1999 to 2001, the Veterans Memorial Courthouse was constructed at a cost of $24,000,000.
See: Michigan Supreme Court which is located in Lansing
See: Michigan’s County Courthouses by John Fedynsky
Other Branch Courthouses
Lansing - Veterans Memorial Courthouse
– County District Coury (Lansing City Hall)
County Courthouse – Mason
County District Court – Mason
Photos taken 2008