Golden Valley County | US Courthouses

Golden Valley County is named for the Golden Valley Land and Cattle Company.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – McKenzie County

E – Billings County

S – Slope County

W – Fallon County, Montana and Wibaux County, Montana

Created: November 19, 1912

County Seat:

Beach 1912 – present

County Courthouse – Beach

Location: 150 1st Avenue SE / 1st Street South

Built: 1923 – 1924

Style: Prairie / Federalist Revival

Architect: W E Deitrich

Contractor: A J Weinberger

Description: The building faces west and is a two story dark red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Beach.The west front has a projecting section with the entrance framed in white colored concrete and rising to a hipped roof. The prominent entry bay is decorated with features from the Federalist revival style: double wooden pilasters stand beneath an ornamental wooden entablature; two pairs of brick pilasters separated by a large window and capped by an arch form a Palladian window; and a broken pedimented gable is at the summit. Horizontal white colored bands run below the windows and a wide band runs below the roof line. In 2013, an addition was constructed on the east side. The architect was Hulsing and Associates of Dickinson and the contractor was Ainsworth-Benning Construction, Inc. of Spearfish, South Dakota.

See: The other Federalist Revival style courthouse in North Dakota is located in Logan County.

See: National Register of Historic Places – Golden Valley County Courthouse

History: In 1912, Beach was named as the county seat and offices were rented. The first and only courthouse was constructed in 1923 to 1924.