Valley County Courthouse - Ord, NE
N 41° 36.153 W 098° 55.751
14T E 505901 N 4605651
Valley County Courthouse, completed in 1921, is located in the downtown square in Ord, NE, the county seat.
Waymark Code: WM2K39
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2007
Views: 12
Valley County was organized in 1873 during a period of pronounced settlement in the state. Ord, the present county seat, was elected to that position the same year. County officials built a small courthouse in 1875-76. In the late 1880s a larger and more pretentious courthouse replaced the original. Although talk of another courthouse began in 1915, it was not until 1919 that voters approved a bond issue to help finance its construction. Work began that same year and in 1921 the Beaux Arts courthouse was completed.
Street address: 16th St. between L and M Sts Ord, NE USA 68862
County / Borough / Parish: Valley
Year listed: 1990
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Politics/Government
Current function: Politics/Government
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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