Sheridan County Courthouse (Nebraska)

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Sheridan County Courthouse
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Photographed in 2011
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Location2nd and Sprague Sts., Rushville, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°43′4″N102°27′36″W / 42.71778°N 102.46000°W / 42.71778; -102.46000 Coordinates: 42°43′4″N102°27′36″W / 42.71778°N 102.46000°W / 42.71778; -102.46000
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Architect Misner, W.T.
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002216 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 10, 1990

The Sheridan County Courthouse, located at 2nd and Sprague Sts. in Rushville, Nebraska, was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It has also been designated Nebraska historic site SH08-1. [1]

It is an example of the "County Capitol" architecture type, and, along with the Cherry County Courthouse, is one of the "less intricate" examples of the type, having a single squared tower, rather than having a dome and several towers. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS". National Park Service.
  3. Barbara Beving Long (November 12, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sheridan County Courthouse / SH08-1". National Park Service. and accompanying two photos from 1988