First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail | |
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| Location | Marshall St. between Fir and Elm Sts., Arthur, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 41°34′12″N 101°41′25″W / 41.57000°N 101.69028°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Noll, J.S. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002241[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 10, 1990 |
The First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail, was perhaps the smallest court house in the United States, and serves now as a museum.[2]
Located at Marshall St. between Fir and Elm Sts. in Arthur, Nebraska, the 26-by-28-foot (7.9 m × 8.5 m) courthouse building was built in 1914, and the jail was built in 1915, as the first government buildings in newly formed Arthur County. The courthouse was designed by a J.S. Noll with some elements of Italianate style. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990; the listing included two contributing buildings.[1][3]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jones, Melissa (2005). Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America. Capital Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-931868-85-3.
- ^ Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Arthur County Courthouse and Jail / AT01-4, -5". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos from 1978 and 1988 (NRHP nom doc also available at Nebraska History[usurped])