Gosper County Courthouse, Elwood, NE
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NevaP
N 40° 35.270 W 099° 51.672
14T E 427122 N 4493360
This Art Deco style courthouse was built in 1939.
Waymark Code: WM4R7E
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2008
Views: 8
Elwood is the third city to serve as county seat for Gosper county and this is the third Courthouse used here.
Daviesville, site of the first post office in the area was named county seat in 1873 but funds were never appropriated for a courthouse there. In 1882, anticipating the arrival of the railroad in Homerville, the county seat was moved to this newer town. But the railroad went through Elwood instead and after a hotly contested election in 1888 the county seat moved to Elwood. The wooden frame courthouse built in Homerville was also moved and it served until destroyed by fire in 1895.
A 1896 building served the county until the present Art Deco courthouse was constructed in 1939. Designed by McClure & Walker, the brick and stone building has typical Art-deco decorations over the windows and door. The county name is in Art Deco lettering.
Street address:
507 Smith Ave
Elwood, NE USA
68937
County / Borough / Parish: Gosper
Year listed: 1990
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Politics/Government
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Government/Courthouse
Current function: Government/Courthouse
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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