Dodge County is named for Henry Dodge, who was Wisconsin Territorial Governor from 1836 to 1841 and from 1845 to 1848.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Green Lake County and Fond du Lac County
E – Fond du Lac County and Waukesha County
S – Waukesha County and Jefferson County
W – Dane County and Columbia County
Created: December 7, 1836
County Seat:
Juneau 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Juneau
Location: 210 West Center Street / West Street
Built: 1999 – 2000
Style: Modern
Architect: Stubenrauch Architects of Sheboygan and Kimme and Associates of Champaign, Illinois
Contractor: C D Smith
Description: The building faces north and is a three story buff and red colored stone, glass and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Juneau. The first story is faced with a dark red colored stone and the upper stories are faced with a light yellow colored stone. The central entrance protruded from the main building and is rounded with glass windows on the second story. The east and west corner section also protrudes from the main building.The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 3rd Judicial Circuit.
County Administration ( Old Courthouse ) – Juneau

Location: 127 East Oak Street / Main Street
Built: 1936 – 1937
Style: Moderne
Architect: R R Boyd
Contractor: Unknown
Description: The building faces south and is a three story buff colored stone, glass and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Juneau. The building has a flat roof line.The building served as the courthouse until 2000, The original section was the fomer courthouse constructed in 1878 and demolished in 1995. The building was renovated in 1996.The architect was The Stubenrauch Architects Inc. of Applelton.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Fox Lake was selected as the county seat. The first court met in the Old Gravel School in Oak Grove from 1844 to 1846. The county seat was moved to Juneau in 1846 and the first courthouse was built by Martin Rich at a cost of $6,000. The courthouse burned in 1877. The second courthouse was designed by H C Koch & Company and in 1877 to 1878 at a cost of $27,000. The third courthouse was constructed in 1936 to 1937 as addition and became the courthouse in 1995 when the second courthouse was demolished. The fourth courthouse was constructed in 1999 to 2000.

County Courthouse – Juneau


County Administration – Juneau



Photos taken 2007