Sheridan County is named for General Phillip Henry Sheridan, who was an American Civil War hero.
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 the city and has a projecting center section with the entrance at the center of the first story. 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.
See: The architect, Ira L Rush of Minot, also designed the courthouses in Adams County, Burleigh County and Ransom County.
Note: The city of McClusky furnished a building, rent free, on Main Street for a temporary courthouse until the new courthouse was built. The first courthouse was built in 1909 to 1910.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Sheridan County Courthouse
Courthouses:
N – McHenry County and Pierce County
E – Wells County
S – Kidder County and Burleigh County
W – McLean County
County Courthouse
Picture 1909 Courthouse
Photos taken 2009 and 2012