First Thurston County Courthouse

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First Thurston County Courthouse
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Location400-412 Main St., Pender, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°6′51″N96°42′26″W / 42.11417°N 96.70722°W / 42.11417; -96.70722
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleRenaissance, Second Renaissance Revival
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002210 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1990

The First Thurston County Courthouse, in Pender, Nebraska, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It consists of two contributing buildings. [1]

The older building, at 222 Main Street, was built by 1889 and after purchase by the county for $1500 served as courthouse for Thurston County. It is a two-story wood frame commercial building about 20 feet (6.1 m) by 50 feet (15 m) in plan. [2]

The second building, adjacent, was built in 1892 as a U-shaped hotel building known as Peebles House. It is a 100 feet (30 m) by 95 feet (29 m) three-story brick-faced U-shaped building which has aspects of the Second Renaissance Revival architecture. [2]

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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 (August 9, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Thurston County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved March 17, 2017. with three photos from 1989