Arthur County is named for Chester Arthur, who was the twenty-first President of the United States of America.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Grant County
E – McPherson County
S – Keith County
W – Garden County
Created: March 31, 1887 
County Seat:
Arthur 1913 – present
County Courthouse – Arthur
Location: 205 Fir Street / Marshall Street
Built: 1960 – 1961
Style: Modern
Architect: Thomas, Benjamin and Clayton
Contractor: E Charles Robacker
Description: The building faces west and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The west front the rectangular shaped building has a projecting section on the south side. The north section is lower and has windows. The roof is sloped. The building houses the District Court and County Court of the 11th Judicial District. The building was remodeled in 1967.
See: The architect, Thomas, Benjamin and Clayton also designed the courthouse in Grant County.
Old County Courthouse – Arthur
Location: 111 Elm Street / Marshall Street
Built: 1913 – 1914
Style: Wood Frame / Italianate
Architect: J S Noll
Contractor: A T Geyer of Arthur County
Description: The building faces north and is a a one story two room white colored clapboard structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Arthur on the east side of the courthouse. The square shaped building has a hipped roof with parapet at the top. The building features roof cresting (replacement), tiny brackets, an unadorned sawtooth cornice, corner pilasters, and simple moulded lintels.
Note: This former Prairie courthouse was used until the current county courthouse was built in 1961. When it was being used it was officially the smallest courthouse in the nation. It is really a neat place on the inside.
See: National Register of Historic Places – First Arthur County Courthouse
See: The 11th Judicial District includes Chase County, Dawson County, Dundy County, Frontier County, Furnas County, Gosper County, Hayes County, Hitchcock County, Hooker County, Keith County, Lincoln County, Logan County, McPherson County, Perkins County, Red Willow County and Thomas County.
History: The county was created in 1887 and was under the jurisdiction of Logan County and then McPherson County in 1889 to 1913. Arthur was selected as the county seat in 1913 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was built in 1913 to 1914 at a cost of $980. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1960 to 1961.
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County Courthouse – Arthur
Old County Courthouse – Arthur
Mill Camp Log Cabin – Arthur
Photos taken 2006 and 2016