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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