Lander County is named for Frederick W Lander, who was an American Civil War general and developer of the region.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Elko County
E – Eureka County
S – Nye County
W – Churchill County, Pershing County and Humboldt County
Created: November 25, 1861 
County Seat:
Jacobsville 1861 – 1863
Austin 1863 – 1979
Battle Mountain 1979 – present
County Courthouse – Battle Mountain
Location: 315 South Humboldt Street / West 3rd Street
Built: 1915 – 1916
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Federic J DeLongchamps of Reno
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces southeast and is a one story cream colored stucco and red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Battle Mountain. The east front has a large portico with four white colored columns rising to a wide header at the roof line. The roof line is flat. The building was formerly a grammar school that was converted in 1979 to serve as the courthouse.
See: Frederic J DeLongchamps designed courthouses located in Carson City ( Ormsby County ), Douglas County, Humboldt County, Lyon County, Perishing County and Washoe County. He also designed the California courthouse in Alpine County.
Old County Courthouse – Austin
Location: 180 Main Street / 9th Street
Built: 1871 – 1872
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: Dan P Bell
Contractor: Bliss and Mahoney
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick and wood structure. The building is located in the center of Austin. The north front has a central entrance on the first story and small iron balcony on the second story. The building has a gabled roof. The building served as a courthouse until 1979 and still has a courtroom on the second story.
Note: The cost of the courthouse was $30,000 including construction expenses, adjacent lots, and furniture. It was reported that a hanging took place from the balcony on the second story.
See: The 11th Judicial District includes Mineral County and Perishing County.
History: The first courthouse was a wooden structure built by A J McDonald erected in Jacobsville in 1862 at a cost of $8,440. The county seat was moved to Austin in 1863 and the second courthouse was built and is still standing. The county seat was moved to Battle Mountain in 1979.
County Courthouse – Battle Mountain
County District Court courtroom
Old County Courthouse – Austin
Old courtroom
Photos taken 2013