Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Bismarck

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Burleigh County Courthouse
Photo: Plazak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Burleigh County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198541 years
Art DecoListed 1985Bismarck
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Burleigh County Courthouse

Burleigh County Courthouse, at E. Thayer Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 14, 1985. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 21 other North Dakota listings. It was listed as part of North Dakota County Courthouses TR. The listing covers 2.1 acres. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Bismarck, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 19 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Burleigh County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Bismarck Civic AuditoriumBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Patterson HotelBuilt 1910 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Soo HotelBuilding · next door
  5. 5E. G. Patterson BuildingNeo-Classical · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBismarck Tribune BuildingPrairie School0.1 miBNorthern Pacific Railway DepotSpanish Mission0.2 miBWebb Brothers BlockClassical Revival0.2 miBVan Horn HotelBuilding0.2 miBU.S. Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 miBSt. George's Episcopal Memorial ChurchBuilding0.2 miDDowntown Bismarck Historic DistrictVernacular0.3 miBFormer North Dakota Executive MansionVictorian0.3 miBTowne-Williams HouseVictorian0.3 miSCamp Hancock SiteSite0.4 miBPatrick E. Byrne HouseBuilding0.4 miBDr. Albert M. and Evelyn M. Brandt HouseTudor Revival0.5 miDBismarck Cathedral Area Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.5 miDBismarck Cathedral Area Historic District (Boundary Increase II)American Foursquare0.5 miDBismarck Cathedral Area Historic District (Boundary Increase)Craftsman Bungalow0.5 miBFred and Gladys Grady HouseCraftsman Bungalow0.5 mi

Memories of Burleigh County Courthouse

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Burleigh County Courthouse?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Burleigh County Courthouse

Is Burleigh County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 14, 1985 (Register number 85002980).

Is Burleigh County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; North Dakota has 4 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Huff State Historic Site (32MO11), 14.7 miles away.

Can you visit Burleigh County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Burleigh County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 19 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75325984 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.