Jackson County | US Courthouses

Jackson County is named for Andrew Jackson, who was the 7th President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – Douglas County

E – Kalmath County

S – Siskiyou County, California

W – Josephine County

Created: June 12, 1852

County Seat:

Jacksonville 1852 – 1927

Medford 1927 – present

County Courthouse – Medford

Location: 10 South Oakdale Avenue / 8th Street

Built: 1931 – 1932

Style: Art Deco and Stripped Classical

Architect: John G Link Inc.

Contractor: L H Hoffman.

Description: The building faces east and is a three story granite, Indiana limestone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. There is terra cotta, glazed to match the texture of the limestone. The building is constructed of steel beams and reinforced concrete. The east front has a projecting center section with three rectangular openings on the first story. The section rises above the roof line. The north and south wings project slightly. The roof line is flat. The public areas on the courthouse interior are elegantly finished. The second, or main floor of the courthouse, is reached by a sixteen-step stairway of Alaskan marble. Dark and light marble paneling extends approximately eight feet up the walls of the lobby area. All hall floors are composed of terrazzo tile. A cornice extends over the entrance and is finished with dentil trim. Dentils and small egg-and-dart trim complete the coffered ceiling. Large console brackets are incorporated under larger panels in the main lobby. The third story courtroom remains intact. Mahogany paneling covers the walls and a plaster cornice with dentil trim and coved molding join the walls and ceiling. The ceiling cornice is trimmed with dentils and egg-and-dart molding. The supervisor was L B Humphreys of Medford. An Annex was constructed in 1954 to 1955 on the west side. The architect was Ben H Todd and the contractor was H G Carl Construction Company.

See: The architect, John G Link of Montana ( in association with Charles S Haire and others ) designed courthouses in Montana in Big Horn County, Carter County, Custer County, Dawson County, Granite County, McCone County, Musselshell County, Richland County, Rosebud County, Sheridan County and Silver Bow County and in Wyoming in Park County, Sheridan County and Washakie County.

See: National Register of Historic Places – Jackson County Courthouse

County Justice Building – Medford

Location: 100 South Oakdale Avenue / 8th Street

Built: 1976 – 1978

Style: Modern

Architect: Afseth, Jacobs, and Schmitz of Medford

Contractor: Todd Building Company of Roseburg

Description: The building faces east and is a three story gray colored concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds south of the courthouse. The east front has a recessed first and second story with entrance on the first story. The windows are horizontal and the roof line is flat.

Old County Courthouse – Jacksonville

Location: 206 N 5th Street / C Street

Built: 1883 – 1884

Style: Italianate

Architect: G E Payne

Contractor: L S P Marsh

Description: The building faces northwest and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds. The northwest front has a one story portico with three narrow vertical windows above on the second story. The windows are double arched. On the roof is a square white colored cupola. The roof is hipped. The building is now the City Hall. On the north side is the Old County Hall of Records.