Sheridan County is named for General Phillip Henry Sheridan, who was an American Civil War hero.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – McHenry County and Pierce County
E – Wells County
S – Kidder County and Burleigh County
W – McLean County
Created: December 4, 1908 
County Seat:
McClusky 1909 – present
County Courthouse – McClusky
Location: 215 2nd Street East / Avenue B East
Built: 1938 – 1939
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Ira L Rush of Minot
Contractor: P H Schwarts
Description: The building faces west and is a three story concrete and reinforced steel structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of McClusky and has a projecting center section with the entrance at the center of the first story. The courtroom has two overhead lights which show some Moderne influence. Behind the judge’s bench is a painting of the idealized character Justice. The building is 52 feet by 88 feet and was a Works Project Administration project using local labor and trades. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County District Court of the South Central Judicial District.
See: The architect, Ira L Rush of Minot, also designed the courthouses in Adams County, Burleigh County and Ransom County.
See: Other Art Deco style courthouses are located in Burleigh County, Emmons County, Hettinger County, Ransom County, Stark County and Walsh County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Sheridan County Courthouse
See: The South Central Judicial District includes Burleigh County, Emmonds County, Grant County, McLean County, Mercer County, Morton County, Oliver County and Sioux County.
History: The county was created in 1909 and McClusky was selected as the county seat in 1909. The city of McClusky furnished a building, rent free, on Main Street for a temporary first courthouse until the new courthouse was built. The second courthouse was built in 1909 to 1910. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1938 to 1939 at a cost of $88,260.
County Courthouse - McClusky
Commission Minutes
Picture 1909 County Courthouses
Photos taken 2009 and 2012