Western Public Service Building

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Western Public Service Building
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Location1721 Broadway, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°51′51″N103°39′43″W / 41.86417°N 103.66194°W / 41.86417; -103.66194 (Western Public Service Building) Coordinates: 41°51′51″N103°39′43″W / 41.86417°N 103.66194°W / 41.86417; -103.66194 (Western Public Service Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1931 (1931)
Built byErnest Leafgreen
ArchitectEverett L. Goldsmith
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference # 04000798 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 2004

The Western Public Service Building is a historic building in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It was built in 1931 by Ernest Leafgreen for the Western Public Service Company, an electricity company whose president was E. C. Van Diest. [2] It was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Everett L. Goldsmith, with "terra cotta sheathing of the two public facades, the west and the north." [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 Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Western Public Service Building". National Park Service . Retrieved May 14, 2019. With accompanying pictures