Nuckolls County Courthouse

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Nuckolls County Courthouse
Nuckolls County Courthouse from W.JPG
The courthouse in 2010
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Location150 South Main Street, Nelson, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°12′14″N98°04′04″W / 40.20389°N 98.06778°W / 40.20389; -98.06778 (Nuckolls County Courthouse)
Area3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architect George E. McDonald
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002219 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1990

The Nuckolls County Courthouse is a historic two-story building in Nelson, Nebraska, and the courthouse of Nuckolls County, Nebraska. The county court proceedings were held in two other buildings prior to its construction: in a courthouse built in 1873, and in the Nelson opera house built in 1887. [2] The third building and current courthouse was built in 1890, and designed in the Classical Revival style by architect George E. McDonald. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 10, 1990. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nuckolls County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved May 25, 2019. With accompanying pictures