The Griggs County Courthouse in

Cooperstown, North Dakota Cooperstown is a city in Griggs County, North Dakota, United States. It is the county seat of Griggs County. The population was 983 at the 2020 census. Cooperstown was founded in 1882. History The city is named for R. C. Cooper, a bonanza farme ...

was built in 1884. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1977. Within the courthouse grounds is an 1879 log house built by Omund Nelson Opheim, which was moved to here from 10 miles northeast of Cooperstown. It is believed to be the first house in

Griggs County Griggs County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,306. Its county seat is Cooperstown. History The county was created by the Dakota Territory legislature on February 18, 1881, with territo ...

built by a white settler. (pages - in ND Courthouses TR) and

References

Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota County courthouses in North Dakota Gothic Revival architecture in North Dakota Government buildings completed in 1884 National Register of Historic Places in Griggs County, North Dakota 1884 establishments in Dakota Territory {{NorthDakota-NRHP-stub