First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, Arthur Nebraska - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Although there are ten other counties with a population under a thousand, Arthur County, with 444 residents in the 2000 census, has the smallest population of any Nebraska County. The town of Arthur, population 145, is the only town in the county.

The county was originally under the jurisdiction first of Logan County, and then, McPherson County. In the early years of the 20th century The Kincaid Act, providing for larger areas of homestead land, brought many settlers into the area and division of the counties was deemed necessary. Arthur County's boundaries had been established in 1889 as a precinct of the neighboring counties but formal organization of the county was not completed until 1913. The small white frame courthouse built in 1914, served the county for 28 years and during that time it was believed to be the smallest courthouse in the United States.

When a new courthouse was constructed in 1962 the original building was moved a short distance into the city park where it is nicely preserved along with its little white frame jail.

Street address: City park Marshall street between Fir and Elm Arthur, NE USA 69121 County / Borough / Parish: Arthur Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering ,Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Government, Correctional Facility, Courthouse Current function: Recreation And Culture, Museum Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008 Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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