Owyhee County Courthouse - Murphy, Idaho - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Owyhee County was the first county created by the Idaho territorial legislature. Earlier county seats were in Ruby City (1863-1867) and Silver City (1867-1934). Murphy became the county seat in 1934 and the courthouse was built in 1935. Murphy (population about 50) is the smallest and only unincorporated county seat in Idaho.

Street address: Hwy. 78 Murphy, Idaho United States 83650 County / Borough / Parish: Owyhee Year listed: 1982 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925 - 1949 Historic function: Government Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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