Hood River County is named for the Hood River and Mount Hood, both named after Lord Samuel Hood, who served in the British Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Skamania County, Washington and Klickitat County, Washington
E – Wasco County
S – Wasco County
W – Clackamas County and Multnomah County
Created: June 23, 1908 
County Seat:
Hood River 1908 – present
County Courthouse – Hood River
Location: 309 State Street / 3rd Street
Built: 1952 – 1954
Style: Modern
Architect: Roald Schmeeer & Harrington of Portland
Contractor: George H Buckler
Description: The building faces north and is a three story white colored stucco and concrete structure. The building sits on a hill and overlooks Hood River to the north. The north front has a central entrance framed with stone and a large window above on the second and third stories. The roof line is flat.
Old County Courthouse – Hood River
Location: 301 Oak Street / 3rd Street
Built: 1923 – 1924
Style: Egyptian
Architect: A E Doyle of Portland
Contractor: Hansen, Hammond & Clist.
Description: The building faces north and is a two story gray colored stone and concrete structure. The building is located in the center of Hood River to the north of the courthouse. The north front has two large fluted columns with recessed rectangular porch. The roof line is flat. The building was used as the courthouse from 1937 to 1954 and as City Hall until the new City Hall was constructed. In 1937, the architect was R R Barlett and the contractor was J M Wright and L M Bentley.
Note: Leslie and Truman Butler commissioned well-know Portland architect A E Doyle to design a bank for the Butler Banking Company, the business they founded in 1900. The Butler Bank went bankrupt in the 1930′s.
See: The 7th Judicial District includes Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County and Wheeler County.
History: The county was created in 1908 and Hood River was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was an old primary school building. The second courthouse in 1937 was a converted bank built in 1923 to 1924 at a cost of $75,000 and which is still standing. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1952 to 1954.
County Courthouse – Hood River
Old County Courthouse – Hood River
Photos taken 2012 and 2016