Knox County Courthouse (Nebraska)

Knox County Courthouse
Courtroom on second floor of courthouse
Knox County Courthouse (Nebraska) is located in Nebraska
Knox County Courthouse (Nebraska)
Knox County Courthouse (Nebraska) is located in the United States
Knox County Courthouse (Nebraska)
LocationMain St. between Brazile and Bridge Sts. Center, Nebraska
Coordinates42°36′32″N 97°52′37″W / 42.60889°N 97.87694°W / 42.60889; -97.87694
ArchitectE.B. Watson
Architectural styleModern Movement
MPSCounty Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.90000972[1]

The Knox County Courthouse is a historic building in Center, Nebraska, the county seat of Knox County.

After a series of five elections to determine a county seat, Center — located on two corn fields in the geographic center of the county — was selected in 1901 as the county seat. A first courthouse was built in 1902. The current courthouse was constructed from February to October 1934. In addition to $50,000 raised by the county from tax levies, the courthouse was the first public building in Nebraska to be built using funds and workers from the Civil Works Administration and Federal Emergency Relief Administration.[2]

On July 5, 1990, the Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Knox County History Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine. Nebraska Association of County Officials. Accessed August 19, 2008.