Cass County Courthouse (Nebraska)

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Cass County Courthouse
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LocationMain St. between 3rd and 4th Sts., Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°00′42″N95°53′01″W / 41.01167°N 95.88361°W / 41.01167; -95.88361 (Cass County Courthouse)
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
Architect William Gray
Architectural styleRomanesque
Part of Plattsmouth Main Street Historic District
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002248 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1990

The Cass County Courthouse in Plattsmouth, Nebraska was built in 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

It was designed by architect William Gray. Built of brick, terra cotta, and stone, it is a two-story building, 80 by 102 feet (24 m × 31 m) in plan. It has a tall (135 feet (41 m)) central clock tower, and four corner towers, each with steep hipped roofs and elaborate ornamentation. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cass County Courthouse / CC14-109". National Park Service . Retrieved May 3, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1988