Dickey County is named for George H Dickey (1858 -1923), a Valley City attorney and leader of the House of Representatives.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – LaMoure County
E – Sargent County
S – Brown County, South Dakota and McPherson County, South Dakota
W – McIntosh County
Created: March 5, 1881 
County Seat:
Ellendale 1882 – present
County Courthouse – Ellendale
Location: 309 2nd Street North / 3rd Avenue North
Built: 1910 – 1911
Style: Beaux Arts
Architect: Buechiner & Orth of St. Paul, Minnesota
Contractor: Ingemann Company
Description: The building faces south and is a three story dark red colored brick, concrete and limestone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Ellendale. The building has a raised basement and is a classic rectangle with an octagonal dome on the center of the roof. The building features a belvedere finial with belcast roof and a front facade door surround with bracketed arched hood. There are two tall Corinthian columns at the south entrance with a pediment at the roof line. The interior has brown-gray terrazzo and marble floors, marble stairs and first-floor wainscoting, and brass stair railings. The centrally located rotunda in under the dome. The County District Court courtroom is located on the third story and has a coffered ceiling, a mural behind the judge’s station, and original oak woodwork. The building houses the County District Court of the Southeast Judicial District.
See: The architect Buechiner & Orth of St. Paul, Minnesota designed many courthouses.
See: National Register of Historical Places – Dickey County Courthouse
See: The Southeast Judicial District includes Barnes County, Eddy County, Foster County, Griggs County, Kidder County, LaMoure County, Logan County, McIntosh County, Ransom County, Richland County, Sargent County, Stutsman County and Wells County.
History: The county was created in 1881 and Ellendale was selected as the county seat in 1882. The first courthouse was a two story structure designed and built by Brown & Mallory in 1885. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1910 to 1911.
County Courthouse – Ellendale
County District Court courtroom
Photos taken 2007