Coconino County is named for the Coconino Native American people, a Hopi designation for Havasupai and Yavapai people who reside in the area.
Created: February 19, 1891
County Seat:
Flagstaff 1891 – present
County Courthouse – Flagstaff
Location: 200 North San Francisco Street / East Birch Avenue
Built: 1894 – 1895
Style: Richardsonian Romanesque
Architect: J N Preston
Contractor: H Clements & Company of Los Angeles, California
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story red colored sandstone structure. The building has a four story square red colored sandstone tower on the southwest corner. The main entrance at the base of the tower has two arches framing the recessed doors. The second story windows are arched. The building has been restored to its 1925 appearance. The architect was Johnson Walzer Associates and the contractor was Maverick Masonry. Along the north side is the new Judicial Center built in 2002.
County Judicial Center - Flagstaff
Location: 200 North San Francisco Street / East Birch Avenue
Built: 2001 – 2002
Style: Modern
Architect: Johnson Walzer Associates
Contractor: Skidmore Contracting Corporation
Description: The building faces west and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building has a recessed porch along the south side on the first story. The upper windows are narrow and vertical. The roof line is flat. The building is attached on the south side to the old court house.
Courthouses:
N – Kane County, Utah and San Juan County, Utah
E – Navajo County
S – Gila County and Yavapai County
W – Mohave County
Photos taken 2008