Gering Courier Building

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Gering Courier Building
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Location1428 10th Street, Gering, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°49′23″N103°39′34″W / 41.82306°N 103.65944°W / 41.82306; -103.65944 (Gering Courier Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectJens C. Pederson
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000799 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 2004

The Gering Courier Building is a historic building in Gering, Nebraska. It was built in 1915 as the third headquarters of the Gering Courier , whose founding editor, Asa Wood, served as a member of the Nebraska Senate. [2] He was followed by his son, Warren C. Wood, who served in World War II. [2] The building was designed in the Classical Revival style, "with symmetrical pedimented entrances flanked by pilasters and a parapeted roofline with a large classical cornice." [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 15, 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Gretchen Deter, Nancy Haney (March 4, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gering Courier Building". National Park Service . Retrieved May 13, 2019. With accompanying pictures