Fillmore County Courthouse

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Fillmore County Courthouse
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Location9th and G Street, Geneva, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°31′30″N97°36′09″W / 40.52500°N 97.60250°W / 40.52500; -97.60250 (Fillmore County Courthouse) Coordinates: 40°31′30″N97°36′09″W / 40.52500°N 97.60250°W / 40.52500; -97.60250 (Fillmore County Courthouse)
Arealess than one acre
Built1892 (1892)
Built byL. F. Pardue
Architect George E. McDonald
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 78001698 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1978

The Fillmore County Courthouse is a historic building in Geneva, Nebraska, USA, and the courthouse for Fillmore County. It was built in 1892 by L. F. Pardue for a cost of $46,176.55 and designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by the architect George E. McDonald. It was partly modelled after the Gage County Courthouse. Clocks on each side of the tower, designed by W. P. McCall, were added in 1909. [2]

The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 12, 1978. [1]

McDonald is also credited with designing the Elk County Courthouse in Howard, Kansas, the Bates County Courthouse in Butler, Missouri, and the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg, Missouri.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. D. Murphy (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fillmore County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved April 11, 2019. With accompanying pictures