Pawnee County Courthouse (Nebraska)

	Pawnee County Courthouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
Location	625 6th St., Pawnee City, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°6′29″N 96°9′12″W / 40.10806°N 96.15333°W
Built	1911
Architect	Gernandt, William F.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	County Courthouses of Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	89002232
Added to NRHP	January 10, 1990

Pawnee County Courthouse in Pawnee City, Nebraska was built in 1911. It was designed by architect William F. Gernandt in Classical Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

The tan brick building has three stories over an ashlar limestone raised basement and is 67 by 78 feet (20 m × 24 m) in plan. The third story is partly hidden behind a brick parapet; windows poke through the entablature; the parapet and entablature are relatively unadorned.^[2]

Its more elaborate and prominent feature is a monumental four-column entry portico on its north, front facade. The four columns have complex capitals, and there are squared pilasters behind the end columns. The portico has a pair of stairways leading up to it, and a pediment above including figurative sculpture. The pedimental sculpture is described in its 1989 NRHP nomination as "A rather delicate feature".^[2] It is described as having:

terra cotta allegorical figures and symbols located within the triangle of the pediment. Two bearded men in togas holding a shovel and a pitchfork are flanked by women with baskets of apples and other produce and symbolize agriculture and the fertility of the county. The centered torch likely refers to the enduring nature of county government and democratic ideals.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pawnee County Courthouse / PW06-54". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2017. With three photos from 1988.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Barbara Beving Long (November 8, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pawnee County Courthouse / PW06-54". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2017. With three photos from 1988.

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