Cherry County Courthouse

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Cherry County Courthouse
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Location4th and Main Sts., Valentine, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°52′34″N100°33′2″W / 42.87611°N 100.55056°W / 42.87611; -100.55056 Coordinates: 42°52′34″N100°33′2″W / 42.87611°N 100.55056°W / 42.87611; -100.55056
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Built byMisner, M.T.
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002229 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1990

The Cherry County Courthouse, at 4th and Main Sts. in Valentine, Nebraska, is a Romanesque-style historic building that was built in 1901. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In its NRHP nomination, the courthouse was deemed "historically significant for its association with politics and local government", and serving as a good example of a county government building in Nebraska. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The listing included two contributing objects in addition to the courthouse building, a contributing building. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Barbara Beving Long (November 12, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cherry County Courthouse / CE14-8". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1988