Marquette County is named for Father Pere Jacques Marquette, who was a French missionary.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Waushara County
S – Columbia County
W – Adams County
Created: December 7.1836 
County Seat:
Marquette 1836 – 1859
Montello 1859 – present
County Courthouse – Montello
Location: 77 West Park Street / Underwood Avenue
Built: 1915 – 1916
Style: Beaux Arts
Architect: Albert Parkinson of Parkinson & Dockendorff of La Crosse
Contractor: Hans P Knudson of Waupaca
Description: The building faces south and is a two story buff colored brick, limestone, Montello granire and concrete structure. The building is located on a landscaped hill in the center of Montello. The building has Bedford limestone and Montello granite which was locally quarried. The building has a raised basement of dark red colored stone and has a portico on the first story, supported by square brick pillars. There is a projecting cornice below the roof line. The roof line is flat. The interior has terrazzo floors and walls with dark oak trim. The ceilings have been lowered. The County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the southwest side of the second story. There is a small courtroom on the northwest side of the second story. On the east side and down the hill is the buff colored brick County Public Safety Building housing the Sheriff’s Office and Jail constructed in 1996. The architect was Gremmer, Ohm, Twohig & Due from Fond du Lac and the contractor was Corporate Construction Ltd. Renovations were completed in 2000 and the contractor was Altman Construction Company.
Note: During construction of the courthouse, the heating contractor was Downey Heating & Supply Company and the jail equipment was Diebold Safe & Lock Company. The building contract awarded to Hans P Knudson was $47,286.00. The land was acquired from the Montello Granite Comapany which supplied the foundation stone.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Marquette County Courthouse
See: The 4th Judicial District includes Calumet County, Fond du Lac County, Green Lake County, Manitowoc County, Sheboygan County, Waushara County and Winnebago County.
History: The county was created in 1836 and Marquette was selected as the county seat. The county was attached to Brown County for judicial purposes until 1848. The county occupied rented premises. In 1859, the county seat was moved to Montello when Marquette became part of Green Lake County. The first courthouse was a stone and brick structure built in 1863 to 1864. County offices were built in 1880. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1915 to 1917 at a cost of $50,000.
County Courthouse – Montello
County Circuit Court courtroom
County Circuit Court small courtroom
County Public Safety Building – Montello
Photos taken 2008, 2012 and 2022