NRHP: Valley County Courthouse
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[hide]Valley County Courthouse
NRHP Reference #: 89002235
NRHP Listing Date: 19900110
Location
16th bet L & M, Ord, Valley County, Nebraska
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Summary
Valley County was organized in 1873 during a period of pronounced settlement in the state. Ord, the present county seat, was elected to that position the same year. County officials built a small courthouse in 1875-76. In the late 1880s, a larger and more pretentious courthouse replaced the original. Although talk of another courthouse began in 1915, it was not until 1919 that voters approved a bond issue to help finance its construction. Work began that same year and in 1921 the Beaux Arts courthouse was completed.
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