1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site

1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site is home to a unique hands-on exhibit about civics and local government.

It is North Dakota's oldest surviving courthouse and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

06/01/2026

The Jamestown Sun
Letter to the Editor
August 1982
Project ‘83

At present we are calling our plan “Project 83,” a name that points to the future as well as the past. We look not only to 1883 and 1983, but also, somewhat optimistically, to 2083, when perhaps our descendants will thank us for our careful stewardship in preserving their heritage for them.

David Morlock & Katherine “Kate” Stevenson

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Everyday, just like "Project '83" we use the Past to Optimistically look to the Future here at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site. Thank you for sharing this clip Collective Journeys.

Come and Immerse yourself in our Century of Stories at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The Site is OPEN daily 9am-5pm. For more information visit us or call: (701) 328-1883

05/31/2026

We are OPEN today 9-5pm and with a Century of Stories to tell at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site every visit you make will be different than the last. Until yesterday a lot of our guests didn't know we were the original home of Jamestown ND's William H. Seward Post of the Grand Army of The Republic.

Our Courthouse has long been a Cultural Confluence for both Civic and Social Life here in Stutsman County, you might be surprised what stories live here.

Come and Immerse yourself in our Century of Stories at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The Site is OPEN daily 9am-5pm. For more information visit us or call: (701) 328-1883

05/29/2026

Another big THANK YOU to Cara Prescott and her team at The Gathering Place Don's House Of Flowers for helping us prepare the Court Room once again "with flags, flowers, and potted plants" and now all we need is "a packed Court Room with about 300 assembed to witness and join in the excerises."

Come and join us here Tomorrow Saturday, May 30th at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site for our Decoration Day Tribute at 2 p.m. in the Court Room where we pay tribute to the Grand Army of the Republic William H. Seward Post who began Jamestown ND's tradition of hosting ceremonies to honor the fallen and departed servicemen and women of Stutsman County, 141 years ago tomorrow. The Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps will be our Feaured Guests providing the Musical Program of the Day.

Come and Immerse yourself in our Century of Stories at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota . The Site is OPEN daily 9am-5pm. For more information visit us or call: (701) 328-1883

🎶: "Garryowen" Pipes and Drums Version

05/29/2026

Make plans to join us tomorrow for Decoration Day Tribute at 2 p.m. in the Court Room here at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site where we will once again host the Grand Army of the Republic Decoration Day Exercises, featuring our Special Guests, The Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps

We want to extend our gratitude to The Gathering Place Don's House Of Flowers for helping us make the Court Room “appropriately decorated with flowers and plotted plants.” Thank you for supporting the programming here at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site.

This free community event is part of the North Dakota 250 commemoration celebrating our country’s 250th birthday.

Come and Immerse yourself in our Century of Stories at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The Site is OPEN daily 9am-5pm. For more information visit us or call: (701) 328-1883

🎶: "Hail Columbia"

05/28/2026

WELCOME BASEBALL & SOFTBALL FANS!

Today marks the Opening Day of the North Dakota High School Activities Association Class B Tournament at Historic Jack Brown Stadium here in beautiful Jamestown ND and we are betting you didn't know that 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site is also an American Baseball History Site?

Gustav "Gus" Lieber (1858-1934) came to Jamestown as a Clerk working for David Curtin's Curtin & Winslow Co. store. Gus would eventually own and operate the Dole & Lieber Stores of Jamestown. He would be elected to serve right here in our building in the Auditor's office under Auditor Andrew Blewitt. Gus was a traveling salesman who LOVED baseball! Newspapers in Valley City, Fargo, and Jamestown would often remark about his love of the game. Gus claimed his most prized possession was this photo from the World Series in Cinncinnati taken on the field with the "White Josh Gibson" that is rumored to have been framed on his desk in the Auditor's Office.

Gus Lieber was also the Manager of the Jamestown Cornet Band and would help organize the band for the annual Decoration Day programming on May 30th, leading the procession from the Bank Block to the Courthouse for the Decoration Day Excerises on May 30th every year.

Swing on in to the Court House between games, before & after games, or whenever you have a moment. Ask to learn more about Gus Lieber, or The Sunday Baseball Act of 1920, or even our own Sheriff "O.K." Butts who intergrated the Jamestown Baseball Club in 1927 and brought Negro Leagues Baseball Museum & National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum talent to play here from 1927-1935!

Then if you have the time join us on Saturday, May 30 at 2 p.m. for our Decoration Day Tribute to hear The Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps carry on the tradition that Gus Lieber's Jamestown Cornet Band helped the Grand Army of the Republic get started in Stutsman County 141 years ago.

This free community event is part of the North Dakota 250 commemoration celebrating our country’s 250th birthday.

Come and Immerse yourself in our Century of Stories at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The Site is OPEN daily 9am-5pm. For more information visit us or call: (701) 328-1883

🎶: "Josh Gibson" Dan Bern

05/28/2026

The Jamestown Weekly Alert on Thursday, May 28, 1891, published this announcement:

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MEMORIAL SERVICES.

William H. Seward Post hereby extends an invitation to all Civic, Religious or Other Societies to Participate in the Services on that day, Saturday, May 30th at 2 p.m., at the Court House. All societies that will march are requested to meet at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street (today’s 1st Ave S and 1st Street W (Babbs Coffee House Jamestown) at 1 p.m. The Commander will give the Line of March and place in the procession of each organization by General Order. The School Children are urgently requested to meet at the School House at 1 p.m., and by their teachers formed in a line, with right resting on First National Bank Corner already to march on the Order of the Marshall. All City, County, and Other Officers are invited to March with the procession, as well as Citizens Generally.

By Order G.A.R. Committee.

William Wilder Graves George “Grove” Hart Cowles Col. Isaac Clinton Wade

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“DITTO” to everything the 1891 G.A.R. Committee published in the Jamestown Weekly Alert, as This Saturday, May 30th, 2026 at 2 p.m. in the Court Room of 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site we will once again host the Grand Army of the Republic Decoration Day Exercises.

Join us for Decoration Day Tribute for a special program that will also feature performances by our Special Guests, The Jamestown Drum & Bugle Corps. This free community event is part of the North Dakota 250 commemoration celebrating our country’s 250th birthday.

Come and Immerse yourself in our Century of Stories at 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site managed by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. The Site is OPEN daily 9am-5pm. For more information visit us or call: (701) 328-1883

🎶: "We’ll Rally Around the Flag" Pipes and Drums Version

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504 3rd Avenue SE
Jamestown, ND
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