NRHP: Red Willow County Courthouse
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Red Willow County Courthouse
NRHP Reference #: 90000966
NRHP Listing Date: 19900705
Location
NWC Norris Ave & East E, McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska
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Summary
Settlement in this area dates from the early 1870s, and the county was established in 1873. An election to select the county seat was held that same year, and Indianola won the honor. The first courthouse was a small frame building, which was replaced in 1880 with a new structure. That was the same year the railroad arrived in the county. The railroad made known its plans for locating a division point with roundhouse and other repair shops in the county. Communities competed for this important economic contribution, with Fairview (present-day McCook) the winner. Because of McCook's economic prosperity and increased population, it became the county seat in 1896. McCook residents built a courthouse on the present site that served the county until 1927. In 1926 the county passed a bond issue to finance a new courthouse. Construction began the same year and the Classical Revival-style building was completed the following year.
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