1st Courthouse
Building Completion Date: 1891
County Seat: Sterling City
Present Status: Gone
Architect: Oscar Ruffini
Building Materials/Description: 2-story frame building, $1800, became a hotel after construction of the 1905 Sterling County Courthouse.
2nd Courthouse
Building Completion Date: 1905
County Seat: Sterling City
Present Status: Gone
Building Materials/Description: Stone, $25,000
3rd Courthouse
Building Completion Date: 1938
County Seat: Sterling City
Present Status: Existing. Active.
Architect: David S. Castle
Architectural Style: Art Deco
General Contractor: Templeton and Cannon
Building Materials/Description: 3-story brick building. WPA construction. $85,000
