Morrill County is named for Charles H Morrill, who was a president of the Lincoln Land Company which settled the area.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Box Butte County
E – Garden County
S – Cheyenne County
W – Banner County and Scotts Bluff County
Created: March 9, 1909 
County Seat:
Bridgeport 1909 – present
County Courthouse – Bridgeport
Location: SW – 6th Street / Main Street
Built: 1909 – 1910
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: J P Eisentraut Company of Kansas City, Missouri
Contractor: Winters & Short of Atwood, Kansas
Description: The building faces east and is a two story red colored stone, buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bridgeport. The east front has a projecting portico with four large square pillars supporting a pediment. Smooth moulded stone capitals and bases contrast well with the rock-faced pedestals of the pavilion’s columns. A projecting cornice is below the flat roof line. Materials and motifs continue on the rear or west facade, but without the pavilions and their columns or pilasters. Interior features include the staircase with spindles and a paneled newel having a row of egg-and-dart pattern, large single pane transoms, original high ceilings, and simple wood coat racks with a series of metal hooks. The district courtroom is located on the second story and occupies a large space emanating from the southwest corner of the building perhaps two-thirds of the floor space. The courtroom contains many fine original features, including the same spindles and newels of the staircase (here used for the bar separating spectators from the court), wood pews, and the original judge’s bench, which is outlined in the egg-and-dart pattern. The building houses the District Court and County Court of the 12th Judicial District. Along the west side is the County Courthouse Annex.
See: The contractor, Winters & Short of Atwood, Kansas, also constructed the courthouse in Chase County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Morrill County Courthouse
See: The 12th Judicial District includes Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Dawes County, Deuel County, Garden County, Grant County, Kimball County, Scotts Bluff County, Sheridan County and Sioux County.
History: The county was created in 1909 and Bridgeport was selected as the county seat. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1909 to 1910 at a cost of $25,000.
County Courthouse Annex – Bridgeport
Location: NE – L Street / West 7th Street
Built: 1999 – 2000
Style: Modern
Architect: Howard G Duncan of Scotts Bluff
Contractor: Rusch’s Construction Inc. of Scotts Bluff
Description: The building faces west and is a one story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Bridgeport along the west side of the courthouse. The west front of the rectangular building has a central entrance. The building is connected to the courthouse on the east side. The roof is hipped. The building houses county offices.
County Courthouse – Bridgeport
Commission Minutes
County Courthouse Annex – Bridgeport
Courthouse and Jail Rocks – south of Bridgeport
Photos taken 2006 and 2010