Calumet County is named for the French language word for a Menominee peace pipe.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Outagamie County and Brown County
E – Manitowoc County
S – Sheyboygan County and Fond du Lac County
W – Winnebago County
Created: December 7, 1836 
County Seat:
Stockbridge 1849 – 1856
Chilton 1856 – present
County Courthouse – Chilton
Location: 206 Court Street / South State Street
Built: 1911 – 1912
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: B Mehner of Rauber and Mehner
Contractor: Majestic Construction
Description: The building faces south and is a three story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Chilton. There is a low dome on the center of the roof and a concrete trimmed parapet. The first story is white colored stone and the upper stories are red colored brick. In the interior, although most wall surfaces are still painted plaster, successive cosmetic alterations have obscured the original character of the interior. The original wrought iron railings are still visible in the remaining two stories of the open rotunda. Despite progressive additions, the original portion of the building retains the features and intended dignity of the design. The former second and third story County Circuit Court courtrooms have been converted to offices as the County Circuit Court courtrooms are located in the Courthouse Annex. The first addition was constructed in 1961. A Courthouse Annex was constructed on the north side in 1977 to 1978. The red colored brick and concrete building is three stories and contains two County Circuit Court courtrooms located on the north side of the third story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial District. The architect was The Stubenrauch Associates, Inc. of Sheboygan and the contractor was Hamann Construction Company of Manitowoc. A further addition was constructed from 1997 to 1998. The architect was The Stubenrauch Associates, Inc. of Sheboygan and the contractor was C G Schmidt, Inc.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Calumet County Courthouse
See: The 4th Judicial District includes Fond du Lac County, Green Lake County, Manitowoc County, Marquette County, Sheboygan County, Waushara County and Winnebago County.
History: The county was created in 1849 and the county officials met at Stockbridge. Brown County was in charge of judicial maters until the county seat was moved to Chilton in 1856. The first courthouse was erected in 1857 to 1865. The second courthouse was built by Asoph in 1882 and the building burned in 1912. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1912 to 1913,
County Courthouse – Chilton
County Courthouse Annex – Chilton
County Circuit Court courtroom
Photos taken 2007, 2011 and 2022