The first structure to house the functions of the county was a one-and-a-half-story cabin measuring 24 by 20 feet. This was replaced by a brick two-story structure with a cupola, built between 1860 and 1864. This building was partially destroyed by fireworks during the Fourth of July celebration in 1881. The architects of the present courthouse gave the community a somewhat old-fashioned design that reflected the late Richardsonian Romanesque.
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