Otoe County Courthouse

Coordinates: 40°40′34″N 95°51′30″W / 40.676196°N 95.858279°W

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Otoe County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

View from the north, across Central Avenue
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Location	1021 Central Avenue, Nebraska City, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°40′34″N 95°51′30″W / 40.676196°N 95.858279°W / 40.676196; -95.858279
Built	1865
NRHP reference No.	76001136

The Otoe County Courthouse is home to the county seat of Otoe County, Nebraska in Nebraska City, Nebraska. The building contains both the Nebraska City Court and the Otoe County Court along with the government and law enforcement offices of both. The building sits at 1021 Central Avenue in Nebraska City. The courthouse is currently on the National Register of Historic Places and the oldest public building in the state of Nebraska.

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The original courthouse, a simple two-story building, was built in 1865 by William R. Craig and F. W. Wood, costing $22,500 at the time.^[1] This was a vast improvement upon its predecessors, consisting of small offices in local stores and a cabin at one point. The first addition was completed in 1882. This added a large wing to the square building where the courts and department offices are today. In 1936, an identical wing was added with similar purposes. A mural outside the courtrooms shows the history of Nebraska City and of the courthouse.

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^ Nebraska Association of County Officials

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otoe County Courthouse.

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NE-35-1, "Otoe County Courthouse, Tenth Street & Central Avenue, Nebraska City, Otoe County, NE"

Nebraska City, Nebraska

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Places of interest	Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall Mayhew Cabin Steinhart Park
Churches	First United Methodist Church St. Benedict's Catholic Church St. Mary's Catholic Church
Education	Nebraska City High School NCECBVI Lourdes Central Catholic School
Other	Nebraska City Bridge Nebraska City Municipal Airport News-Press Otoe County Courthouse

People

Historical figures	Monroe Hayward Alexander Majors Julius Sterling Morton Joy Morton Paul Morton Stephen Friel Nuckolls William Hepburn Russell William B. Waddell
Recent residents	Leland Hayward Julie Hermann Cheri Becerra-Madsen Joe Ricketts Pete Ricketts

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