Rock County Courthouse (Nebraska)

	Rock County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	State St. between Caroline and Bertha Sts., Bassett, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°34′58″N 99°32′7″W / 42.58278°N 99.53528°W
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1939
Architect	Watson, E.B.
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	90000968
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1990

The Rock County Courthouse, located on State St. between Caroline and Bertha Sts. in Bassett, Nebraska, was built in 1939. It is an Art Deco style building designed by E.B. Watson.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The listing included two contributing buildings.^[1]

It was deemed significant for its architecture and association with politics and government in Rock County. It is one of seven Nebraska county courthouses built under federal work programs of the Great Depression. Architecturally, its NRHP nomination finds it to be "a good example of the County Citadel Property Type" and "contains design features and facilities distinctive to its design and use (such as fireproof vaults), a rectangular shape, centered entrance, Art Deco stylistic influence, and permanent materials. Elements of the design combine to convey the impression of a government building representing modernity and simplicity, also features of the County citadel."^[2]^: 5

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Barbara Beving Long (January 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rock County Courthouse / R001-003". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1989

External links[edit]

More photos of the Rock County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Barbara Beving Long (January 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rock County Courthouse / R001-003". National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1989

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