Spink County is named for the Honorable S L Spink, who was a Yankton a territorial delegate in Congress from 1869 to 1871.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Brown County
E – Day County and Clark County
S – Beadle County
W – Hand County and Faulk County
Created: January 8, 1873 
County Seat:
Old Ashton 1879 – 1885
Ashton 1885 – 1886
Redfield 1886 – present
County Courthouse – Redfield
Location: 210 East 7th Avenue / East 3rd Street
Built: 1926 – 1927
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Toltz, King & Day of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Contractor: Standard Construction Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description: The building faces north and is a three story red colored brick, stone and concrete structure. The square shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Redfield. The first story is gray colored limestone and the upper stories are dark red brick. The north front has four tall stone columns rising from the second to third story. The limestone entablature carries the phrase “The Pedestal of Liberty is Justice.” The interior has a central rotunda rising to the top of the third story. The County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the north side of the third story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 5th Judicial Circuit and the County Magistrate Court.
See: The architect, Toltz, King & Day of St. Paul, Minnesota designed many courthouses.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Spink County Courthouse
Note: Because Redfield did not receive the necessary two-thirds majority of the votes in the 1880 election, the citizens of Ashton refused to relinquish the county seat, resulting in a six year battle for the designation. In order to gain the seat, citizens of Redfield stole the county records from Ashton. Companies B and C of the First Regiment from Fargo under the command of Colonel Noah N. Tyner were called in order to prevent violence between the quickly formed Ashton militia and the Redfield residents. In the 1886 election, Redfield became the county seat, winning the needed votes.
See: The 5th Judicial Circuit includes Brown County, Campbell County, Day County, Edmunds County, Faulk County, Marshall County, McPherson County, Roberts County and Walworth County.
History: The county was created in 1873 and Old Ashton was selected as the county seat in 1878 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was a square frame structure erected in 1879. In 1885, Ashton was named as the county seat until the county seat issue was resolved. The following year, Redfield was confirmed as the county seat. The second courthouse, a two story brick structure was designed and built by George H Pew in 1887. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1926 to 1927.
County Courthouse – Redfield
County Circuit Court courtroom
Picture 1887 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2009