Loup City in Sherman County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sherman County Courthouse

National Register of Historic Places

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

1. Sherman County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Sherman County
Courthouse

has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 41° 16.512′ N, 98° 57.995′ W. Marker is in Loup City, Nebraska, in Sherman County. It can be reached from O Street just west of North 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front [south] entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 630 O Street, Loup City NE 68853, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Loup City Riot, 1934

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Loup City Township Carnegie Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dead Horse Creek (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jenner's Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Austin (approx. 5.8 miles away); Arcadia Congregational Church (approx. 13.1 miles away); Arcadia Centennial 1885-1985 (approx. 13.3 miles away).

Regarding Sherman County Courthouse. National Register of Historic Places #89002225.

Also see . . .
1. Sherman County Courthouse (Wikipedia). The third and current Sherman County Courthouse opened in 1921. The courthouse was designed by Henningson Engineering Co., and built by John Ohlsen and Sons. It is Beaux Arts-style architecture, and deemed important as a good example of a "County Citadel"-type courthouse. (Submitted on September 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. National Register of Historic Places Nomination. (Submitted on September 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

2. Sherman County Courthouse Marker

(marker is mounted just to the right of south entrance)

Sherman County Courthouse Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

3. Sherman County Courthouse Cornerstone

Laid by
Excelsior Lodge
No. 166
I.O.O.F.
Loup City Nebr.
1920

W.O. Brown, Chairman
W.H. Hancock • Wenzel Rewolinski • E.F. Kozel • F.T. Richmond
G.W. Brammer • Charles Quartz • Dan McDonald, Co. Clerk

Sherman County Courthouse (<i>west elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

4. Sherman County Courthouse (west elevation)

Sherman County Courthouse (<i>front/south elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 11, 2021

5. Sherman County Courthouse (front/south elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.