Valley County Courthouse (Nebraska)

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Valley County Courthouse
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Location 16th St. between L and M Sts., Ord, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°36′9″N98°55′41″W / 41.60250°N 98.92806°W / 41.60250; -98.92806 Coordinates: 41°36′9″N98°55′41″W / 41.60250°N 98.92806°W / 41.60250; -98.92806
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1919-1921
Architect William F. Gernandt
Architectural style Beaux Arts
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference # 89002235 [1]
Added to NRHP January 10, 1990

The Valley County Courthouse, on 16th St. between L and M Sts. in Ord in Valley County, Nebraska, is a Beaux Arts-style courthouse designed by architect William F. Gernandt and built in 1919. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

Ord, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Ord is a city in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,112 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Valley County.

Valley County, Nebraska County in the United States

Valley County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 4,260. Its county seat is Ord.

Courthouse building which is home to a court

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply called "courts" or "court buildings". In most of Continental Europe and former non-English-speaking European colonies, the equivalent term is a palace of justice.

It is a two-story building upon a full raised basement and has a prominent, ornamented entry pavilion on its west facade. It is decorated with elaborate cream-colored terra cotta trim which contrasts with the grey-tan brick. It has Ionic columns. [2]

Ionic order Order of classical architecture characterized by the use of volutes in the capital and a base moulding on the columns

The Ionic order forms one of the three classical orders of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan, and the rich variant of Corinthian called the composite order, both added by 16th-century Italian architectural writers, based on Roman practice. Of the three canonic orders, the Ionic order has the narrowest columns.

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