Cedar County Courthouse | |
Location | Broadway Ave. between Centre and Franklin Sts., Hartington, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 42°37′12″N97°15′50″W / 42.62000°N 97.26389°W Coordinates: 42°37′12″N97°15′50″W / 42.62000°N 97.26389°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | J. C. Stitt |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
MPS | County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS |
NRHP reference # | 89002214 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 10, 1990 |
The Cedar County Courthouse in Hartington, Nebraska dates from 1891. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
Hartington is a city in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,554 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cedar County.
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. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.
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