Auburn in Nemaha County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Nemeha County Courthouse
Photographed By Michael E Sanchez, Jr., July 6, 2017
1. Nemeha County Courthouse Marker
Inscription.
Nemeha County Courthouse. . The Nemaha county seat was established at Brownville in March 1855 by the first territorial legislature. Brownville retained the county seat until an 1883 election approved its removal to Auburn, a town formed in 1882 by the merger of the adjacent villages of Sheridan and Calvert. The first courthouse in Auburn was a frame structure at this site. Which soon proved inadequate. A series of elections culminated in 1899 with approval of $40,000 in bonds to build a new courthouse.
That same year the county commissioners accepted a design by Nebraska architect George A. Berlinghof and construction began. Stone was quarried about five miles west of Auburn and brick was produced by a local brickyard. The cornerstone was laid on May 25, 1900, in a ceremony featuring former Nebraska Governor Robert W. Furnas. County offices moved into the new courthouse in December 1900.
The symmetrical building with two main entrances, executed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, features corner towers, permanent materials, elaborate ornamentation, and reflects permanence and stability. In 1990 the Nemeha County Courthouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Nemaha county seat was established at Brownville in March 1855 by the first territorial legislature. Brownville retained the county seat until an 1883 election approved its removal to Auburn, a town formed in 1882 by the merger of the adjacent villages of Sheridan and Calvert. The first courthouse in Auburn was a frame structure at this site. Which soon proved inadequate. A series of elections culminated in 1899 with approval of $40,000 in bonds to build a new courthouse.
That same year the county commissioners accepted a design by Nebraska architect George A. Berlinghof and construction began. Stone was quarried about five miles west of Auburn and brick was produced by a local brickyard. The cornerstone was laid on May 25, 1900, in a ceremony featuring former Nebraska Governor Robert W. Furnas. County offices moved into the new courthouse in December 1900.
The symmetrical building with two main entrances, executed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, features corner towers, permanent materials, elaborate ornamentation, and reflects permanence and stability. In 1990 the Nemeha County Courthouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2010 by Nebraska State Historical Society. (Marker Number 477.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed
Location. 40° 23.109′ N, 95° 50.65′ W. Marker is in Auburn, Nebraska, in Nemaha County. Marker is at the intersection of North Street and 19th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1824 North St, Auburn NE 68305, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael E Sanchez, Jr., July 6, 2017
2. Nemeha County Courthouse Marker
Photographed By Michael E Sanchez, Jr., July 6, 2017
3. Nemeha County Courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. This page has been viewed 173 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2019, by Michael E Sanchez, Jr. of Kansas City, Missouri. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
