Another lovely courthouse in another lovely Nebraska County.  Pawnee is pretty small, so it’s a reasonable enough representation of the county’s place of power.  Sidenote: I don’t remember seeing mythological details in the carvings and scroll work of other courthouses before.  That’s something different, so I’ll take it.  I didn’t want to spend too much … Continue reading 710. Pawnee City, Pawnee County (NE27) →

Look at that stately, gorgeous dame!  I saw her from a distance, towering over the trees, as I was coming into town.  All I could think was that she was either the courthouse or one heck of a church!  It’s especially impressive because, although I should know better, I didn’t expect something so bright and … Continue reading 709. Tecumseh, Johnson County (NE26) →

The courthouse isn’t bad at all. It’s interesting because it’s some kind of combination of the rough-hewn ones I was seeing back in Missouri and the smoother ones I’ve been seeing here in Nebraska. Obviously, this was a choice and an affectation, but it works for me. I hadn’t seen it all over the place … Continue reading 708. Beatrice, Gage County (NE25) →

Good job, 1967. I know this was primarily meant to be utilitarian, so many design flourishes were left out, but it’s still not bad as courthouses go. Both wings, built in 1997, emulate the style well enough that the exterior weathering of the stone is the only immediate indication that they were constructed at different … Continue reading 707. Lincoln, Lancaster County (NE24) →

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) →