Saunders County Courthouse

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Saunders County Courthouse
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The courthouse in 2010
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LocationChestnut between 4th and 5th Sts., Wahoo, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°12′42″N96°43′49″W / 41.21167°N 96.73028°W / 41.21167; -96.73028 (Saunders County Courthouse) Coordinates: 41°12′42″N96°43′49″W / 41.21167°N 96.73028°W / 41.21167; -96.73028 (Saunders County Courthouse)
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1904 (1904)
Architect Fisher & Lawrie
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference # 89002220 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1990

The Saunders County Courthouse is a historic building in Wahoo, Nebraska, and the courthouse of Saunders County, Nebraska. It was built in 1904, and it was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Fisher & Lawrie, an architectural firm based in Omaha. [2] Architectural finishes include "Ornate, rich, dark woodwork (pediments with dentils, fluted Corinthian pilasters, paneling), stained glass (stylized organic patterns and geometric shapes), plasterwork (swags and wreaths, beams, dentils, acanthus consoles, moulding, Ionic capitals), marble in two colors (wainscoting, mopboard, stair treads), floor tile (in halls, of an elaborate pattern in six colors), brass newels (with urns and Ionic capitals)." [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 10, 1990. [1]

Wahoo, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Wahoo is a city and county seat of Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 4,508 at the 2010 census.

Saunders County, Nebraska County in the United States

Saunders County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 20,780. Its county seat is Wahoo.

Renaissance Revival architecture many 19th-century architectural revival styles

Renaissance Revival architecture is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes. Under the broad designation "Renaissance architecture" nineteenth-century architects and critics went beyond the architectural style which began in Florence and central Italy in the early 15th century as an expression of Humanism; they also included styles we would identify as Mannerist or Baroque. Self-applied style designations were rife in the mid- and later nineteenth century: "Neo-Renaissance" might be applied by contemporaries to structures that others called "Italianate", or when many French Baroque features are present.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saunders County Courthouse". National Park Service . Retrieved May 17, 2019. With accompanying pictures