Grant County is named for a white Indian trader named Grant and the name was given to the area during the British control.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Crawford County and Richland County
E – Iowa County and Lafayette County
S – Jo Daviess County. Illinois
W – Dubuque County, Iowa and Clayton County, Iowa
Created: December 8, 1836 
County Seat:
Lancaster 1836 – present
County Courthouse – Lancaster
Location: 130 West Maple Street / South Madison Street
Built: 1902 – 1905
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Armand D Koch
Contractor: The Northern Building Company of Minneapolis , Minnesota and Robert Brooker of Lancaster.
Description: The building faces north and is a three story brownstone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Lancaster. The building is cross shaped. Three types of brick are found in the exterior walls: red colored clay bricks at the basement, glazed brown colored bricks at the first story, and light-brown colored bricks on the upper stories. The east front protrudes to create the main entrance, with the south wing and north wing behind. Inside are murals painted by Franz Edward Rohrbeck. On the center of the roof is an octagonal glass and copper dome topped by a small open cupola. Ornamental iron railings surround the well at the second and third floors, and an open stairway descends from the second floor to the first on center in the middle of the well. On the third floor, murals decorate the four spandrels under the dome. The County Circuit Court courtroom is at the south end of the second story and the County Circuit Court courtroom, is on the third story. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial Circuit.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Grant County Courthouse
See: The 7th Judicial District includes Adams County, Buffalo County, Clark County, Crawford County, iowa County, Jackson County, Juneau County, La Crosse County, Monroe County, Pepin County, Pierce County, Richland County, Trempealeau County and Vernon County.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Lancaster was selected as the county seat in 1837. The first courthouse was erected by G M Price and Daniel Banfill in 1838. The second courthouse was built by Alcorn, Wood and Prentice in 1851 to 1852. Part of this building was incorporated in the present courthouse. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1902 to 1905.
County Administration – Lancaster
Location: 111 South Jefferson Street / W Maple Street
Built: 1997 – 1998
Style: Modern
Architect: Ayers Associated
Contractor: Miron Construction
Description: The building faces east and is a three story red colored brick and stone structure. The building is located on the west side of the courthouse in the center of Lancaster. The building is retangular and has a flat roof line.
County Courthouse – Lancaster
County Circuit Court courtroom
County Administration – Lancaster
Photos taken 2006, 2010 and 2012