[1] The Grand Isle County Courthouse is prominently sited in the linear town center of North Hero, placed on a rise on the west side of US 2 overlooking City Bay.

Its main block is a two-story stone structure, built out of locally quarried limestone and covered by a hip roof.

The main facade is five bays wide, with the entrance at the center, sheltered by a gabled portico with Tuscan columns.

A shed-roof addition extends to the rear, and a second ell connects the main block to a two-story wood-frame house (formerly a jailer's residence) to the left.

Its early court sessions were held in private facilities such as the hotel and tavern of Jed Ladd, built in North Hero in 1803.