National Register of Historic Places

Wheeler County Courthouse, Former

Bartlett, Wheeler County, Nebraska
Listed
January 10, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89002215

About this property

The Former Wheeler County Courthouse in Bartlett, Nebraska was built in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It has elements of Mission Revival style, and was in fact the only known courthouse in Nebraska of that style. It has a hipped roof with a broad overhang, which was originally of red tiles. Other elements of Mission Revival style include the building's "massing, materials, simplicity of form, broad eaves, and long slender pairs of brackets. The brackets adorn pilasters at the corners and also the entrance." Another feature is a Palladian window over the front entrance. The former district courtroom is on the second floor. In 1989, the former courthouse was in use as a museum by the Wheeler County Historical Society "to commemorate county government and pioneer life in Wheeler County." The present courthouse of Wheeler County was built adjacent.

Location

Bartlett, Wheeler County, Nebraska
41.88405, -98.55212

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Wheeler County Courthouse, Former listed on the National Register?

Wheeler County Courthouse, Former was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 10, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Wheeler County Courthouse, Former?

Wheeler County Courthouse, Former is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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