Dawes County Courthouse

Dawes County Courthouse
Location S. Main St. between 4th and 5th Sts., Chadron, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°49′57″N 103°19′51″W / 42.83250°N 103.33083°W / 42.83250; -103.33083Coordinates: 42°49′57″N 103°19′51″W / 42.83250°N 103.33083°W / 42.83250; -103.33083
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1935
Architect John W. Latenser & Sons, Inc.
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS County Courthouses of Nebraska NPS
NRHP Reference # 90000975[1]
Added to NRHP July 5, 1990

The Dawes County Courthouse in Chadron, Nebraska was built in 1935. It was designed in Art Deco style by John W. Latenser & Sons, Inc.. It is the courthouse of Dawes County, Nebraska.

Located on S. Main St. between 4th and 5th Sts. in Chadron, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995; the listing included the courthouse building and two contributing objects.[1][2][3] It is located at the end of the courthouse square it overlooks, because it was built as a replacement for an older, centered courthouse that remained in use during construction, and which only later was removed. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Barbara Beving Long (January 12, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dawes County Courthouse" (PDF). Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. Four photos from 1988 (which accompany the NRHP nomination for the site) National Park Service.
  4. "County Courthouses of Nebraska County Government in Nebraska, 1854-1941" (PDF). 1989. (NPS document)


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