First Thurston County Courthouse

First Thurston County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	400-412 Main St., Pender, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°6′51″N96°42′26″W / 42.11417°N 96.70722°W / 42.11417; -96.70722
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Renaissance, Second Renaissance Revival
MPS	County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	89002210 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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