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.

County Courthouse – Beach









Courthouse Annex under construction

Photos taken 2009 and 2013