Slope County is named for the Mission Slope, a popular destination west of the Missouri River.
Created: November 3, 1914
County Seat:
Amidon 1915 – present
Old County Courthouse – Amidon
Location: 206 South Main Street / 2nd Street
Built: 1917
Style: Territorial
Architect: G A Lium
Contractor: C J Dybvik
Description: The building faced west and was a two story white colored wood structure. The building was located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of the town on the site of the present courthouse. The entrance was along the east side. A one story extension was on the south side. The roof was hipped with overhanging eaves. The building was the only remaining wood courthouse in North Dakota and was torn down in 2014 after the new courthouse was constructed.
Note: There are other wood frame courthouses in Nebraska is located in Blaine County and Frontier County.
County Courthouse – Amidon
Location: 206 South Main Street / 2nd Street
Built: 2012 – 2014
Style: Modern
Architect: Al Fitterer of Mandan
Contractor: Ainsworth Benning of Spearfish, South Dakota
Description: The building faces north and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of the town. The north front has a central porch with recessed entrance. Above the porch is a raised section. The roof line slants to the east and west.
Courthouses:
N – Golden Valley County, Billings County and Stark County
E – Hettinger County
S – Adams County and Bowman County
W – Fallon County, Montana
Old County Courthouse
County Courthouse
Photos taken 2007 and 2015