Cedar County Courthouse (Nebraska)

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Cedar County Courthouse
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Cedar County Courthouse (Nebraska)
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LocationBroadway Ave. between Centre and Franklin Sts., Hartington, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°37′12″N97°15′50″W / 42.62000°N 97.26389°W / 42.62000; -97.26389
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1891
ArchitectJ. C. Stitt
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002214 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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]

Out of 18 "County Capitol" type courthouses built in Nebraska during 1888 to 1907, this one is relatively unusual for having a tower in a corner, rather than centered. [2] :4

It is a Romanesque Revival-style building. It was designed by J. C. Stitt, an untrained architect from Norfolk, Nebraska. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cedar County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved December 11, 2016. with three photos from 1989
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: County Courthouses of Nebraska". National Park Service . Retrieved May 13, 2016.