Colfax County Courthouse (Nebraska)

Colfax County Courthouse
The courthouse in 2010
LocationOff NE 15, Schuyler, Nebraska
Coordinates41°26′49″N 97°03′18″W / 41.44694°N 97.05500°W / 41.44694; -97.05500 (Colfax County Courthouse)
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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Penelope Chatfield (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Colfax County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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