That is not a cookie-cutter courthouse.  In fact, that is quite a thing.  Call me suitably impressed.  Part of me wonders if Wahoo was another one of those towns that could have been a regional mecca and perhaps didn’t quite make it.  However, the more interesting thing is that Wahoo didn’t have a war memorial … … … Continue reading 706. Wahoo, Saunders County (NE23) →

Yes, a stately courthouse that is now beginning to look somewhat cookie-cutter to me.  If I went back through the archives, I'm sure I could find five or ten similar examples.  Perhaps I was wrong in the past, and this is the Sears courthouse equivalent? Or at least an equivalent? Sears usually had many models.  This would … Continue reading 705. Fremont, Dodge County (NE22) →

Absolutely lovely!  I wish I could have gotten here during the day to photograph it.  Even though the photograph is passable, there was just enough lighting in the foreground areas to keep me from getting a really good shot of it, especially the tower.  I’m not a photographer, but lighting always seems to be the … Continue reading 704. Blair, Washington County (NE21) →

This was a very respectable courthouse!  I expected something smaller or less grandiose, probably because I knew little about the town except that it was small.  You would think I had seen enough towns and courthouses to know that population does not correlate to courthouse size, but sometimes I’m a victim of outmoded thinking.  There's … Continue reading 703. Tekamah, Burt County (NE20) →

When I pulled up to this courthouse, I thought it wasn't bad. It was the 1960s, I thought, but this one felt like they really put some effort into it. Someone somewhere actually tried to come up with something that would approach stylish and classic. I didn’t think they quite made it, but someone really … Continue reading 702. West Point, Cuming County (NE19) →

Well, it’s a courthouse.  An effort was made.  I think someone wanted something nicer, but since it's a poor county, they couldn’t afford the clock tower, scrollwork, or detailing.  Something on the grounds did catch my eye: a time capsule with no date on it.  Since it's a time capsule, it’s going to be exhumed … Continue reading 701. Pender, Thurston County (NE18) →

This is a lovely traditional courthouse and a welcome pick-me-up after Ponca.  Of course, I am trying to solve a riddle here.  I’m trying to figure out their stance on flags.  They seem a little ambivalent about them, but it’s hard to tell.  I just can’t put my finger on it, so maybe one of … Continue reading 700. Wayne, Wayne County (NE17) →

Well, what can I really say about it?  It’s an unimpressive courthouse for a small county.  It’s nothing special, but it’s not cringeworthy, either.  Considering it’s in a town of about nine hundred within a county of six thousand, they’re doing their best.  It meets their needs, so I guess that’s good enough.  The cache … Continue reading 699. Ponca, Dixon County (NE16) →

The courthouse is alright.  There’s no flag out front.  An annex built in 2009 blends in a little, and the proverbial "they" were nice enough to put in a stone to tell you when it was built.  I’m sure the seemingly empty tower must be interesting for internal use.  That’d be a great lunch spot … Continue reading 698. Hartington, Cedar County (NE15) →

Well, well, well…  They have a government center here instead of a courthouse.  Why, you might ask?  Because they tore down the old courthouse!  They left the original flagpole and the front steps with columns.  Apparently, they tore it down for architectural reasons.  On a certain level, I understand that.  The needs of the present … Continue reading 697. Yankton, Yankton County (SD03) →