It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1985.

[1] It was built for $213,000, which then represented quite a building boom, giving encouragement "to the local population that the hardest part of the Depression had ended.

"[2] It, along with the Hettinger County Courthouse (in Mott) is significant for its Art Deco architecture.

The Stark County Courthouse was designed by William F. Kurke, a prolific architect.

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