Dunn County is named for Charles Dunn, who was a state Senator and Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Territory.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Barron County
E – Chippewa County and Eau Claire County
S – Pepin County
W – Pierce County and Saint Croix County
Created: February 3, 1854 
County Seat:
Dunnville 1854 – 1861
Menomonie 1861 – present
County Judicial Center – Menomonie
Location: 615 Stokke Parkway / Parkway Drive
Built: 1996 – 1998
Style: Modern
Architect: Ayers Associates
Contractor: Market & Johnson Inc.
Description: The building faces south and is a low two story stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped ground on the east side of Menomonie. The building is faced with a yellow colored polished stone with a horizontal band of rough yellow colored stone above the windows. On the south side, the building is entered on the second story and descendes down a slope on the north side. The roof line id flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 10th Judicial Circuit. The building is called the “Dunn County Judicial Center”.
County Government Center – Menomonie
Location: 800 Wilson Avenue / 9th Street SE
Built: 1959 – 1960
Style: Modern
Architect: Schubert, Sorenson & Associates
Contractor: Keller Construction Company
Description: The building faces north and is a three story buff colored brick, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Menomonie. The east and west wings form a wide “V” shape with the main entrance with glassed windows, in the center of the building. Metal and concrete dividers run vertically between the windows. The south hexagonal wing, which is also clad in face brick, includes a modest amount of fenestration along the first and upper stories. The roof line is flat. The building is called the “Government Center” and houses the Menonomie City Hall offices. The building served as the courthouse until 1998.
See: The 10th Judicial District includes Ashland County, Barron County, Bayfield County, Burnnett County, Chippewa County, Douglas County, Eau Claire County, Polk County, Rusk County, Saint Croix County, Sawyer County and Washburn County.
History: The county was created in 1854 and Dunnville was selected as the county seat. The first court met at Amos Colburn’s at the ferry crossing on the Red Cedar River. The first courthouse was erected in Dunnville in 1855 and burned in 1858. The county seat was moved to Menomonie in 1861 and court was held in the “Charley Waller Building” which had a courtroom upstairs. The second courthouse was designed by A J Kenney and built by Canute Thompson in 1872 at a cost of $6,000 but the inside fittings boosted the cost to $45,000. The building was a substantial brick building in the center of a square that occupied an entire block of land. The third courthouse was constructed in 1959 to 1960 at a cost of $903,624. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1996 to 1998.
County Judicial Center - Menomonie
County Government Center – Menomonie
Photos taken 2007 and 2008