Billings County Courthouse, Courthouse in the United States

The Billings County Courthouse in Medora, North Dakota, has a core built around 1880 and was remodeled in 1913 by architect John Tester. It now houses the Billings County Museum, which opened in 1986 and displays a restored courtroom and jail, a period bunkhouse, general store and kitchen, plus collections of barbed wire, farm tools, guns and pioneer items.

The courthouse core is a building believed to date from the 1880s, the first years of settlement in this sparsely populated county. It was remodeled in 1913 by architect John Tester. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and since 1986 the former courthouse has housed the Billings County Museum.

Since 1986 the former courthouse has housed the Billings County Museum, run by the Billings County Historical Society. Inside are a barbed wire collection, fencing, farm and automotive tools, guns, military artifacts and Western riding gear, plus ethnic items from area pioneers. Visitors can walk the restored courtroom and jail and see a period bunkhouse, general store and kitchen.

The former courthouse now houses the Billings County Museum, run by the Billings County Historical Society and open since 1986. Inside, the restored courtroom and jail, a period bunkhouse, general store and kitchen can be visited. The building stands in Medora, the seat of one of North Dakota's least populated counties.

The museum has occupied the former courthouse since 1986 and is run by the Billings County Historical Society. Beyond the barbed wire and farm tools, visitors can walk into the restored courtroom and jail, and see a period bunkhouse, general store and kitchen. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.