Colfax County Courthouse (Nebraska)

The Colfax County Courthouse is a historic four-story building in Schuyler, Nebraska, and the courthouse for Colfax County, Nebraska. When it was built by R. O. Stake in 1921–1922, it replaced the 1871-72 courthouse.[2] The new courthouse designed in the Renaissance Revival style by German-born architect George A. Berlinghof.[2] The cornerstone was laid in a Masonic ritual.[2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 3, 1981.[1]

Colfax County Courthouse
The courthouse in 2010
LocationOff NE 15, Schuyler, Nebraska
Coordinates41°26′49″N 97°03′18″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1921 (1921)
Built byR. 0. Stake
ArchitectGeorge A. Berlinghof
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.81000369[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 1981

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Penelope Chatfield (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Colfax County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2019. With accompanying pictures
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.